Minimum wage rise True to their word the Labour Government are raising the minimum
adult wage in NZ by nearly another 6% as from Thursday April 1st 2021 to
$20 per hour gross.
As usual, the Starting Out and Training wage rates increase accordingly as they are always 80% of the adult minimum ie. $16 p/h
This reflects a 27% raise in the minimum rate since coming to govern
late in 2017. For the Employer, apart from the problem of funding more
costs from the currently reduced markets, another challenge is
justifying to staff who currently earn higher than the minimum wage now
of course being closer to earning the minimum legal wage. Not the
easiest of conversations, there is however no legal obligation to raise
wages across the board respectively unless you have agreed to do so in your Employment Agreements.
For more information on the minimum wage and it's application please see here: www.employers.co.nz/minimum-wage-new-zealand.aspx |