Tag: living wage
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The Mayoral candidates and the living wage proposal
Photo (c) Jason Fell I attended the Living Wage People’s assembly this week in St Matthews in the City. The idea behind the meeting was to get Mayoral and Waitemata ward candidates to express their views on the living wage proposal as well as improved public transport services and rental accommodation standards. The organiser was Living Wage…
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This is why we need a living wage
There was another in what has been a long stream of heartbreaking stories this morning concerning a Porirua family struggling to make ends meet. But this is not a family relying on benefits to survive. Both parents work full time. From Radio New Zealand: New statistics this week show the gap between the rich and…
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Super City’s CEO’s salary increase and the living wage
Merry Christmas everyone. Someone who will be having a particularly merry Christmas is Auckland Council’s chief executive Stephen Town. He was recently awarded a salary increase. While all Council employees should be looked after and treated properly this particular increase was rather large. His annual salary went from $630,000 per annum to $690,000 per annum,…
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How can Auckland Supercity reduce residential rates?
Aucklanders new rates bills are being sent this week and there are some horror stories about individuals rates increases. What can be done? Here are a few personal thoughts.