Wages
Help with food and power bills. What about a payrise instead?
The government and electricity companies are launching a pilot scheme to help people with their power bills. A private company is providing lunch to 400 secondary school pupils in Lower Hutt… Audio
Hospitals would struggle in event of disaster - nurses' union
MPs have been warned that public safety is being put at risk because many nurses can't afford to live within walking distance of hospitals. Audio
Union wants retail workers to earn at least the minimum wage
A large percentage of long-term retail workers see their job as a career, though many thousands of them work for minimum wage. Audio
Employers fight back against proposed industrial agreements
Employers are pushing back against being locked into industrial agreements that would set minimum pay and conditions across whole sectors. The full recommendations about what those agreements should… Video, Audio
Too good to be true: why people don't want seasonal jobs
It was reported last week that there is a shortage of people to plant trees for the Government's one billion trees plan. The pay rates sounded good - up to $400 a day, but only if you worked at an… Audio
MBIE pays $1.9m back to employees left out-of-pocket
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has started paying back staff who were short-changed on their holiday pay over several years, going back to 2004.
Tradies earn more than university graduates at age 30 - study
High school students who want to avoid mountains of student debt are being urged to consider a career in the trades - where their earning potential could top their classmates heading off to… Audio
Tradies earning more than graduates up to age 30 - study
Some tradies are earning more than people who have completed degrees at university, a new study has found.
Hospitality wages: pay peanuts, get monkeys
A lot of people reckon offering hospitality staff higher wages and less stressful working conditions could be a good way to attract more skilled applicants. Employment advocate Chloe Ann-King joins us… Audio
Should we be more open about our salaries?
A Canadian job site suggests personal secrecy around salaries benefits employers much more than it does employees, and we should be more transparent about what we're paid. Audio
Mayors, councillors see pay rises as MPs' pay frozen
Back now to the pay freeze for MPs and the cancelling the bonuses for state sector chief executives. It doesn't look like there are similar sentiments in local government. This month mayors and… Audio
Public service bosses lose performance bonuses
Public service bosses are being stripped of their performance bonuses, just a day after the government announced a freeze on MPs' pay. Late in 2017 State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, announced… Audio
Government freezes MPs pay
The Remuneration Authority recently recommended an incease of about three percent for MPs. But the Prime Minister Jacinda Areder says "no".Urgent legislation will have to be passed in order for the… Audio
Striking Go Bus drivers earn $17.68 an hour
Go Bus boss Nigel Piper was adamant when he said no driver earns $17 an hour. So how much do they earn? John Campbell was leaked details of their pay, so called Mr Piper, who admitted some drivers… Audio
Waikato bus drivers striking over pay and ageing fleet
More than 100 Waikato bus drivers will strike tomorrow over pay issues and concerns over Go Bus's ageing fleet. First Union's Transport and Logistics organiser Jax Oldham talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
NZ Post tells independent contractors to purchase new scanners
An independent contract driver for Courier Post tells John Campbell he's been told he has to buy a new scanner for about $2000 because the old scanner he has just paid off has been phased out. Video, Audio
Freightways looks to improve 'contractor revenue' for drivers
Freightways boss Mark Troughear wouldn't talk to John Campbell, but told business reporter Nona Pelletier the company is working on creating systems to get more money to drivers. Audio
Labour market stays tight in Q2
The labour market remains tight despite a slight increase in the number of jobless. Audio
Courier driver case to be tested in court
First Union is taking legal action on behalf of courier drivers, many who say they are earning less than the minimum wage while on independent contracts. It will argue they are employees, not… Audio
We never see MPs striking over salaries ...
We mentioned again yesterday while talking about police pay that there used to be parity between the wages of MPs and the wages of senior teachers, and more parity between the wages of teachers and… Audio