, calling the policy a form of wage control.
Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “This is an incredibly backward policy that lets Wellington decide pay rates for entire sectors and industries. It’s a major step towards central control of the New Zealand economy, and a complete denial of the diverse circumstances and needs of individual businesses.”
“Higher wage costs will ultimately be passed on to consumers – an enormous regulatory tax. And bureaucratic, inflexible wage agreements will create avenues for costly litigation.”
“The Government’s handout for Business New Zealand stinks of a cynical attempt to buy support for the policy. But the group being paid to support wage control are sticking to their guns and pointing out how destructive it is. Good on them.”
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Press Release – Taxpayers’ Union
Taxpayers shelled out thousands of dollars transporting a dead turtle from Banks Peninsula to Wellington, storing it in a freezer for 21 months, then sending it back down to where it washed up for a high-powered and fully-catered powhiri, complete with a helicopter ride and a handmade coffin constructed by public servants. No scientific research was performed at any stage.
Based on responses to several Official Information Act requests, plus earlier media reports, the
Taxpayers’ Union can set out the timeline:
In March 2019, a dead leatherback turtle is found on the shore in Banks Peninsula. He is never named though he is known at the
Press Release – Taxpayers’ Union Taxpayers shelled out thousands of dollars transporting a dead turtle from Banks Peninsula to Wellington, storing it in a freezer for 21 months, then sending it back down to where it washed up for a high-powered and fully-catered powhiri, complete …
Taxpayers shelled out thousands of dollars transporting a dead turtle from Banks Peninsula to Wellington, storing it in a freezer for 21 months, then sending it back down to where it washed up for a high-powered and fully-catered powhiri, complete with a helicopter ride and a handmade coffin constructed by public servants. No scientific research was performed at any stage.
Between $60,000 and $100,000, increases will only be available if there is “serious recruitment pressure”. Those earning less than $60,000, or about a quarter of the 429,500-strong sector, will still be eligible for increase.
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Rates of pay across sectors. When they laid out the plans, Ministers Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson said they would not include any provision for inflation or cost of living increases - “because public sector pay had outpaced inflation and private sector pay prior to Covid-19”. Carolyn isn’t convinced. “I think I am well-paid but I think it’s commensurate with the job I do. In the year to June last year, the average salary was $84,500, up 3.9 per cent from the previous year. The median public sector salary was $72,600. Public sector workers take an average 7.6 sick and domestic leave days a year, down from 8.6 in 2016.