Taxing times
For an election period we are, more than ever, spoilt for tax content Applying a tax policy lens – this means: Labour and the Green… Read More »Taxing times
Economic Bulletin
A She- cession?
In this Bulletin I attempt to unpick the Labour Market Statistics that came out on the 5th August 20 for the June 20 quarter.
Read More »A She- cession?Economic Bulletin – The Pay Equity Edition
Last week in the dead of night – just before midnight on Thursday – the Government passed the Equal Pay Amendment Act. This Act set out to improve the process for women in occupations that have been economically disadvantaged compared to work of equal value done by men.
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Budget 2020 – Rebuilding Together?
Will we have an equitable post – Covid-19 future? Because we certainly didn’t have an equitable pre-Covid past. And this was heavily acknowledged by Grant… Read More »Budget 2020 – Rebuilding Together?
A Wellbeing Budget for Covid-19 times
In the third Wellbeing Budget on May 14, which will respond to the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown, at least the following items are vital… Read More »A Wellbeing Budget for Covid-19 times
Economic Bulletin: The COVID-19 lockdown edition
I very nearly didn’t write this. All month I have been thinking of angles or important things to discuss – only to find a day… Read More »Economic Bulletin: The COVID-19 lockdown edition
Maximum Sustainable Employment
This month I was going to write about all the clawbacks and abatements of tax credits, accommodation supplement and the like. As they, like soaring rents, can seriously undermine the impact any pay increases people receive.
Read More »Maximum Sustainable EmploymentHappy New Year
Hello everyone. Andrea Black here – the new Policy Director and Economist for the CTU.
Continuing the multidisciplinary approach started with Bill Rosenberg and his origins in mathematical psychology, I am coming to you following a career in policy, accounting and tax – including tax enforcement.
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Working for a better future of work
I finish ten wonderful years as CTU Policy Director and Economist at the end of the year. In the new year I’ll be working part time for the CTU on the ‘Future of Work’. So it is a good time to look at what the Government is doing in this space.
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Unions as a public good
Union members benefit from a pay premium and other advantages resulting from their collective action and voice. But do unions provide a wider benefit to society over and above what they do for their members?
Read More »Unions as a public goodThe union pay premium, 2019
In July, the Centre for Labour, Employment and Work (CLEW) at Victoria University released their annual analysis of collective employment agreements (CEAs). It shows again that people who are part of a collective get better pay rises: the union pay premium.
Company profits rising, wage shares falling
In June, Statistics New Zealand published data from its annual Annual Enterprise Survey (AES) which shows company profits, wages and salaries paid, and many other… Read More »Company profits rising, wage shares falling