Greetings from the NZCTU and welcome to the February edition of the EconoLex. In this report, we examine the response to Cyclone Gabrielle —and why the government has lots of room to spend money should it need to. This edition also takes another look at the gender pay gap, examining it from new angles. We… Read more »
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Seasons greetings & welcome to this bumper December 2022 edition of the EconoLex. December is usually a time when we come together to celebrate the festive season. We see family and friends. It’s the season of goodwill. Economics however is known as the dismal science – and much is being made currently of the potential… Read more »
Read more... Welcome to the November 2022 EconoLex. In this edition, we examine the proposals for Fair Pay Agreements which passed their third reading in the house – meaning that they will become available to workforces very soon. We believe that they will make a massive difference to workers and workplaces, and we examine some of the… Read more »
Read more... Welcome to the October edition of the EconoLex — NZCTUs Economic Bulletin. Firstly, welcome to Jack Foster who has joined the CTU this month, and has contributed to the production of this edition. The CTU launched its Building a Better Future consultation document this month. This is our view of an alternative approach to economic… Read more »
Read more... Welcome to the CTU’s monthly Economic Bulletin, it’s hard to believe we’re halfway through the year already! Highlights of this bulletin include a rundown on the Future of Work programme, our role in the tripartite forum, and where you can access regular updates on that work including just transitions and good work. We also delve… Read more »
Read more... Highlights of this month’s Economic Bulletin include the current inflation and cost of living crisis and the latest child poverty statistics, alongside an update of the regular economic indicators and forecasts. We’re also looking forward to the Government’s 2022 Budget being announced in early May. Over the last few weeks, the CTU has consulted with… Read more »
Read more... Introduction from Craig Renney Greetings to one and all to this new economic bulletin from the CTU. This report has been brought to you by Diana Russell, Tyson Kingi and I at the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Should you have any questions about the data, or any requests for more information, please just… Read more »
Read more... What a wild ride the last year has been. I look back to my first Bulletin in January – I had NO IDEA – and that wasn’t just that I was coming out of tax and in to labour market things. It is trite to say that Covid has changed everything but in some ways,… Read more »
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Hope you all enjoyed Labour Day this week – brought to you by the union movement. This month’s Economic Bulletin – a discussion of the minimum wage based on the recent CTU submission to the Government. It also includes some updated gender and ethnic wage gap graphs and finds the reduction in female employment, I… Read more »
Read more... For an election period we are, more than ever, spoilt for tax content Applying a tax policy lens – this means: Labour and the Green Party want to make personal taxation more progressive; National and ACT want to reduce or eliminate fiscal drag – more on that later – while National also want to restore… Read more »
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