This study shows rising inequality in the hourly rates of gross earnings (before tax and benefits) among both wage and salary earners and the self-employed over the period 1998- 2015, although incomes of the lowest 10 percent (decile) of wage and salary earners benefited greatly from strong rises in the minimum wage since 2000. A majority of people received either low incomes per hour or experienced low growth in those hourly rates, or both.

International treaty examination of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Rob Egan -

Submission of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions – Te Kauae Kaimahi to the Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee on the International treaty examination of the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus – July 2017

Maritime Transport Amendment Bill

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Jeremiah Boniface -

NZCTU Submission CEDAW October 2017

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Jeremiah Boniface -

This submission responds on the 2012 report from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its recommendations pertaining to Article 11 Employment. The submission focusses on the continuing challenges in the implementation of CEDAW in New Zealand in the specific areas of work and employment. These are: Equal pay/ pay equity Paid… Read more »

Vote Health 2017-18 Pre Budget

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Rob Egan -

This spreadsheet provides the data used to assess the requirements for health spending in the 2017-18 year.