Closed borders could equal pay boost for some workers

Our closed border is creating a shortage of migrant labour but many of those currently employed here still have no choice but to settle for low wages, according to the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Figures unearthed today by the Unite Union show the average wage of fast food managers has plummeted over the past 20 years, and that other retail jobs have suffered the same fate. The CTU's economist and policy director Craig Renney told Māni Dunlop their plight is another example of what he calls a K-shape recovery from Covid in New Zealand.