Minimum Wage
The Beehive doors are shut to the CTU
She says her government is delivering for workers, but Brooke Van Velden won't meet with the biggest worker organisation we have - the Council for Trade Unions. Audio
Cook Islands 2023 budget increases minimum wage
Cook Islands 2023 budget increases minimum wage. Audio
'More modest' minimum wage hikes possible if inflation cut - National
The country's lowest-paid workers would not have needed as big a pay rise as they got this week if National was in charge, Nicola Willis says. Audio
Why your caffeine fix is getting more expensive
The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why. Audio
Why your caffeine fix is getting more expensive
The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why.
AudioEmployers unhappy with minimum wage increase
A minimum wage increase of $1.20 an hour, 6 percent, bringing it to $21.20 per hour has been confirmed for 1 April by the Government. The Unions say they'd rather see it at 22-dollars-75 which is the… Audio
Businesses criticise rise in minimum wage
The government is hiking the minimum wage by $1.20 an hour to hit $21.20 from the start of April.
It was a 2020 election promise, but the ACT Party's come out swinging - saying it's another "kick in… Audio
MIQ workers' union urge living wage for all staff at facilities
The union representing MIQ workers wants them to get more than thanks for keeping the country safe.
They would like a pay rise too. As you heard two security guards working at the Grand Millennium… Video, Audio
Businesses costs rise as the minimum wages goes up
New Zealand businesses face increased costs as the minimum wage increases from &17.70 an hour to $18.90. Audio
National's plan to scrap minimum wage increase
Business New Zealand's chief executive Kirk Hope joins The Panel to talk about National's plan to scrap the minimum wage increase, if it wins the next election. Audio
Another minimum wage rise
The Government confirmed yesterday that the minimum wage will be going up by $1.20 next year. Audio
Martin Wylie - Should some make less than the minimum wage?
Martin Wylie has decades of experience in business, including 10 years as company secretary at Telecom, chief executive of Simpson Grierson and iHug, and chief executive and director of CallPlus… Audio
Low expectations as minimum wage goes up to $17.70 per hour
An increase to the minimum wage is not expected to make much of a difference to the country's poorest families and consumers may have costs passed on to them.
Proposed wage hike in Solomons marred by lack of consultation
The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry is disappointed at the lack of consultation around plans to double the country's minimum wage. Audio
The reality of life on the minimum wage in NZ
Men pee in front of Victoria when she's cleaning the gents. Roszanne couldn't afford to go to her brother's tangi. Lavinia hardly sees her children. Meet the women working for minimum wage. Video
Courier drivers not the only ones struggling
Nelson apprentice builder Edward Brockway tells John Campbell he was on minimum wage when he started building as a contractor, and also had significant set-up costs. Video, Audio
Kiwifruit packing company describes jobs as 's*** work'
After pointing to "welfare dependency" as a reason for its worker shortage a fortnight ago, a kiwifruit packing company has now admitted its jobs are "shit work". Video, Audio
Employers told to pay minimum wage or risk prosecution
One backpacker says she was working over 48 hours a week or more and still earning just $400.
Site pulls down controversial ads below minimum wage
A website advertising jobs for backpackers and temporary visitors at below the minimum wage says it takes welfare and working rights seriously.
Uber drivers protest over low pay & company's profits
Uber drivers say they've left steady jobs to start driving, being lured in by promises of flexible working hours and a decent income, but in some cases they've ended up making less than minimum wage. Audio
