The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming signs today, in the Labour Market Statistics, of stronger pay rises coming through but says there is a… Read More »Labour statistics show more effort from government required
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming growing awareness in the business sector that lifting incomes is a priority, with today’s announcement that Westpac will… Read More »Living Wage for Westpac
This commentary looks at the year ahead. The Prime Minister has described this as the year of ‘delivery’ for the Government and she aint wrong.… Read More »The outlook for 2019
“Working Kiwis are a step closer to having fairness at work with today’s announced recommendations from the working party on Fair Pay Agreements,” said CTU… Read More »Fair Pay Agreements; making work fairer for Kiwis
After decades of working Kiwi’s incomes declining relative to the slice of income taken by shareholders, the Government has announced a plan that will help… Read More »Historic minimum wage announcement a huge relief for working Kiwis
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff today welcomed the opening of a consultation process on changes for employers wanting to hire people on migrant… Read More »Changes to migrant labour system for employers welcomed
Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Economist Bill Rosenberg applauded the new approach to Government Budgets, as described in the Budget Policy Statement this afternoon, for… Read More »Wellbeing of working people welcome budget focus
The Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sam Huggard says that tonight’s passing of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill will be a victory for working people… Read More »Victory for working people in New Zealand
Unions are supporting the call from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) for the Government to find agreement on safe staffing levels for senior… Read More »Clear safe staffing levels needed throughout health system
Newly released statistics allow us to update the share of New Zealand’s income that goes to wages and salaries – the labour share – for… Read More »How New Zealand’s income is shared, 2018
Working people are looking forward to fairer employment law passing this side of Christmas says Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff. Mr Wagstaff says… Read More »Rebalanced employment law on the horizon
Council of Trade Unions President Richard Wagstaff said today that he was disappointed Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory Service (MERAS) union members in District Health… Read More »Midwives central to safe care