Will we have an equitable post – Covid-19 future? Because we certainly didn’t have an equitable pre-Covid past. And this was heavily acknowledged by Grant Robertson in his pre-Budget address. His concerns of child poverty, expensive housing, people working hard and not getting ahead, rising emissions and dirty waterways are also the concerns of the… Read more »
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In the third Wellbeing Budget on May 14, which will respond to the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown, at least the following items are vital to ensure the New Zealand economy does not continue to be low wage, low productivity, high rent and high carbon: Support for industry that commits to paying at least living… Read more »
Read more... I very nearly didn’t write this. All month I have been thinking of angles or important things to discuss – only to find a day later – events had overtaken. Anyone remember the call to suspend the minimum wage increase? No? Great. Keep moving. And the other thing I would be doing normally would be… Read more »
Read more... The Council of Trade Unions has today launched an online tool www.together.org.nz/covid-19-work-rights for working Kiwis to identify employers who aren’t doing the right thing during the COVID-19 period.
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This month I was going to write about all the clawbacks and abatements of tax credits, accommodation supplement and the like. As they, like soaring rents, can seriously undermine the impact any pay increases people receive.
Read more... Hello everyone. Andrea Black here – the new Policy Director and Economist for the CTU. Continuing the multidisciplinary approach started with Bill Rosenberg and his origins in mathematical psychology, I am coming to you following a career in policy, accounting and tax – including tax enforcement.
Read more... I finish ten wonderful years as CTU Policy Director and Economist at the end of the year. In the new year I’ll be working part time for the CTU on the ‘Future of Work’. So it is a good time to look at what the Government is doing in this space.
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Union members benefit from a pay premium and other advantages resulting from their collective action and voice. But do unions provide a wider benefit to society over and above what they do for their members?
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In July, the Centre for Labour, Employment and Work (CLEW) at Victoria University released their annual analysis of collective employment agreements (CEAs). It shows again that people who are part of a collective get better pay rises: the union pay premium.
Read more... In June, Statistics New Zealand published data from its annual Annual Enterprise Survey (AES) which shows company profits, wages and salaries paid, and many other details of companies in the commercial economy. It shows a falling share of income going to wage and salary earners, along with increasing company profits which are even stronger when… Read more »
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