It's a 2 percent increase equal to 45c per hour - the Workplace Relations Minister says it will "give our lowest paid workers more money in their pockets".

The minimum wage will increase by 2 percent, from $22.70 to $23.15, from 1 April.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment recommended in its review that the wage be increased by 4 percent to $23.60, …

ACT’s campaign promises for a three-year freeze on the minimum wage, reversing new sick leave entitlements, and the scrapping of the 2 January public holiday did not make it into the party’s coalition agreement with National.

  • @Xcf456
    6•5 months ago

    A cut in real terms given it’s well below inflation. And act wanted an even bigger cut

  • @deadbeef79000
    5•5 months ago

    ACT’s campaign promises… did not make it into the party’s coalition agreement with National.

    Small mercies.

  • @DaveOPMA
    4•5 months ago

    Act originally promised to scrap either Matariki or 2nd Jan holiday, is the comment about not scrapping 2nd Jan holiday implying no holiday is being removed?

    • @Ilovethebomb
      1•5 months ago

      Personally, I think we should scrap both, as well as “monarch’s birthday”, and instead get an extra week of annual leave.

      Or perhaps Matariki, good Friday and Easter Monday can go.