Election 2023 - Minimum Wage Policy
Act
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
Green Party
Spokesperson:
Jan Logie
Link to
policy here
.
Jan Logie
- Progressively increase the minimum wage to a level that enables people to cover their costs
- abolish the starting wages for youth and working people with disabilities
- Improve protections for working people under 16 and establish a minimum age for formal employment.
- Ensure the state sector pays a living wage and requires service contractors to pay staff a living wage.
- Ensure social support is fair and adequate for all families, regardless of their working situation.
- Increase access to free, high-quality publicly funded early childhood and after school care, to reduce barriers for caregivers participating in the workforce.
- Improve protections for working people under 16 and establishing a minimum age for formal employment.
- Read more here
Labour
Spokesperson:
Grant Robertson
Link to
policy here
.
Grant Robertson
- Progressively extend living wage to workers in Education and Health.
- Reduce the gap between the living wage and minimum wage.
- Scrap starting out and training minimum employment rates.
- Modernise employment relations and protect collective bargaining.
- Safeguard Fair Pay Agreements, sick leave, and restrictions on 90-day trials.
- Read more here
National
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
New Zealand First
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
TOP
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
