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Sam Huggard says a delay in fair pay agreements affects low wage workers.

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CTU says fair pay will help transformation agenda

But the government needs to get on with it.

Brent Edwards

Mon, 22 Jul 2019

Bryce Wilkinson says fair pay agreements are more likely to hurt productivity.

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Fair pay agreements debate heats up

Will the worst off be hurt most by fair pay agreements?

Brent Edwards

Tue, 09 Jul 2019

Richard Wagstaff believes there will be fewer strikes this year.

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Pressure on wages to rise

Wage increases a big problem for business.

Brent Edwards

Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Richard Wagstaff says Business New Zealand is being alarmist about employment law.

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Unions reject business opposition to employment law changes

CTU not happy 90-day trials still included in employment law.

Brent Edwards

Tue, 11 Sep 2018

CTU president Richard Wagstaff (right) says it’s another little chicken campaign from Kim Campbell's (left) EMA.

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CTU accuses EMA of scaremongering and myth making

Kim Campbell says EMA just wants changes to extreme parts of employment amendment bill. Watch him debate CTU president Richard Wagstaff.

Brent Edwards

Tue, 03 Jul 2018

CTU president Richard Wagstaff says the full extent of the problem is not known.

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Tripartite working group to sort Holidays Act problems

Simpler law needed to make it easier for employers to pay correct holiday entitlements. Watch Grant Walker's interview with Richard Wagstaff and John Milford.

Brent Edwards

Tue, 29 May 2018

BERL economist Dr Ganesh Nana says the budget responsibility rules are more a political ruse than an economic necessity.

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Well-being budget will put pressure on budget responsibility rules

Coalition government desperate to prove its financial management credentials.

Brent Edwards

Mon, 21 May 2018

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope says we are lagging behind.

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Tripartite forum on the future of work

Government does not have all the answers to workplace challenges. Watch Grant Walker's interview with Kirk Hope.

Brent Edwards

Thu, 03 May 2018

CTU secretary Sam Huggard says there has been a little bit of fearmongering from the oil industry with its talk of thousands of workers losing their jobs.

Country needs proper plan for transition from oil industry

CTU confident about transition but says oil workers rightly anxious about their futures. Watch Grant Walker's interview with Sam Huggard.

Brent Edwards

Wed, 18 Apr 2018

CTU president Richard Wagstaff says “What we’re going to have is a situation where collective bargaining is going to be encouraged more and should be."

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Hospitality industry warns of business closures because of government policies

CTU accuses employers of scaremongering over employment law changes. Watch Grant Walker's interview with Richard Wagstaff.

Brent Edwards

Wed, 11 Apr 2018

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