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The Living Wage Will Increase On 1st April To $29.90
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 9:26 am | Living Wage
This rate is calculated independently of the Living Wage Movement by the Family Centre Social Policy Unit. More >>
Greater Wellington Regional Council Votes To Become A Living Wage Employer
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 2:33 pm | Living Wage
The Living Wage Movement also welcomed the Council’s decision to consider accelerating the transition of the transport operators’ contract to the Living Wage through next year’s Annual Plan. More >>
Workers And Community Unite To Call On Resene Paints To Pay A Living Wage
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 7:52 pm | Living Wage
“We’ve been completely ignored,” Living Wage spokesperson Lillian Pak says. “Resene is a family-owned business, yet by not paying the Living Wage, it’s certainly not looking after the families of its own workers.” More >>
Living Wage To Go Up Tomorrow With Over 350 Employers Taking The Lead
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 1:59 pm | Living Wage
The Living Wage will increase to the 2022/2022 rate, $23.65 an hour, from 1 September. This means that all accredited Living Wage Employers will have to pay at least that much to everyone both directly employed and employed through contractors on a regular ... More >>
Living Wage Rises To $23.65 An Hour In September As More Employers Join The Over 300 In The Living Wage Movement
Friday, 1 April 2022, 7:14 am | Living Wage
Workers on the Living Wage are set to gain an extra 90 cents an hour from 1 September this year when the Living Wage increases to $23.65 an hour. That will include those workers contracted on a regular and ongoing basis to, or working for, over 300 accredited ... More >>
"Significant Moment”: Living Wage Arrives In Hospital Industry
Monday, 7 March 2022, 6:21 am | Living Wage
One of New Zealand’s largest private hospitals has become the first hospital to be a Living Wage accredited employer. Waikato’s Braemar Hospital will now pay all its staff, including those in laundry, cleaning, sterile supply and kitchen services, ... More >>
