Research released today by the Ministry for Women ‘Empirical evidence of the gender pay gap in New Zealand’ makes a useful and timely contribution to… Read More »Government statistics released – shows gender pay imbalance needs urgent action
Working people are calling on the Prime Minister to show more respect for Kiwis looking for work. “We as a society are better than this.… Read More »Prime Minister uses “alternative facts” about Kiwis looking for work
With the Government supporting the Pay Equity Principles the next step is to translate the theory of the Principles into reality and get women paid… Read More »Progress on the path to pay equity
With the Government supporting the Pay Equity Principles the next step is to translate the theory of the Principles into reality and get women paid… Read More »Progress on the path to pay equity
The Court of Appeal has released its judgment this afternoon in the case taken by Pike widow Anna Osborne, wife of Milton Osborne, and Sonya… Read More »Court of Appeal decision on Pike, endorses cheque book justice
Today’s announcement from multinational giant Cadbury, that they will close their landmark factory in Dunedin taking away the jobs of almost 400 people, has left… Read More »Things turn sour for Cadbury employees
“Over the last year, households with lowest incomes were hit hardest by price increases,” says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg, commenting on the Household Living-costs Price… Read More »Lowest incomes hardest hit by price increases
“Every kiwi who wants a job should have access to a job; that’s a basic need of life in modern New Zealand. It should be… Read More »National Government needs a vision for job creation
“The rise in the Consumer Price Index for the three months to December is about what was expected at 0.4 percent but it is more… Read More »Costs for Kiwis are increasing
Working people welcome today’s Government announcement to increase the minimum wage. However, the minimum wage needs to be significantly increased – not just by 50… Read More »Minimum wage needs to be two-thirds of the average wage
Figures out today show that what New Zealanders produced, measured by our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), increased by 1.1 percent in the three months to… Read More »Government needs to do more to ensure economy raises living standards for all
KiwiRail must be resourced by the Government to provide a service which all Kiwis can take pride in; a service which is environmentally sustainable. Today’s… Read More »KiwiRail’s switch to dirty diesel reveals Government’s real agenda on climate change