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Another big step towards equal pay for NZ women and men.

New $490-a-week payment may benefit 230,000 people, but some will miss out.

Finance Minister Grant Roberston says 50,000 businesses have applied for Government loans and so far $10.9b has been paid out in wage subsidies.

COMMENT: The subsidy scheme highlights problems with courier contracts.

Courier companies have been deducting wage subsidy from payments made to drivers.

Early childhood teachers will get big minimum pay rises in the Budget.

COMMENT: With a recession looming, benefit reform has to help, and not make things worse.

No blockbuster movies means no income, cinemas say.

Prime Minister outlines 20 per cent pay cut for all Government Ministers.

Report by think tank questions whether wage subsidy scheme is fit for purpose.

Determining if staff get paid public holidays should be based on Covid-19 patterns: MBIE.

Hotel workers are being asked to work for only the $585 a week state subsidy.

MP Stuart Nash says the government does have a plan to get out of lock-down.

Seymour says a pay cut over three months would show leadership to the private sector.

RIGHT OF REPLY: Workers fight back. Does any worker really choose freely to be paid less?

Only last June, Panuku's board agreed to keep paying staff bonuses.

In the claustrophobic head space, shame can spiral into self-destructive behaviour.

National is looking into putting a stop to a $20 an hour minimum wage, if elected.

Analysis of remuneration data of CEOs from the country's largest listed firms.

The minimum wage is set to raise again in April, but not everyone thinks it's a good idea.

COMMENT: Key to poverty alleviation is the realisation of rights related to paid work.

Wage theft occurs in the shape of unpaid overtime, unfair charges or unpaid holiday pay.

EDITORIAL: As wage growth reaches decade highs, NZ needs to do a lot better.

Home owners in these regions and Auckland suburbs have plenty of reasons to smile.

Air NZ and three SOEs receive the hard word on director pay from Grant Robertson.

COMMENT: Public service and private sector need to address gender and ethnic pay gaps.

Westpac New Zealand has revealed plans to tackle its 30 per cent gender pay gap.

The changes are meant to rein in salary increases for MPs.

Kindercare fees rising $1 or $2 a day to cover higher staff salaries.