25 Oct 2017

Minimum wage to rise in govt's 'new economic direction'

From Morning Report, 7:20 am on 25 October 2017

All three parties in the new government have said capitalism in its current form is not working for many New Zealanders. They're promising a new direction in economic management, declaring the so-called neoliberal experiment a failure. As a starting point, Labour's coalition agreement with New Zealand First includes raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2020. People we spoke to on Auckland's Queen St welcomed the increase but most questioned if it is enough - compared to the rising cost of living. First Union general secretary Robert Reid and Employers and Manufacturers Association's Kim Campbell join us to discuss the change.