Richard Wagstaff

Coalition agreement could result in deeper spending cuts, marginally higher interest rates, and more pine trees planted on farmland

Coalition agreement could result in deeper spending cuts, marginally higher interest rates, and more pine trees planted on farmland

Minimum wage to rise by 6% - in line with inflation, but not a large enough jump to reach the living wage; MBIE and business lobby fear Covid-affected businesses will struggle

Minimum wage to rise by 6% - in line with inflation, but not a large enough jump to reach the living wage; MBIE and business lobby fear Covid-affected businesses will struggle

Fear BusinessNZ's refusal to be part of the Fair Pay Agreements scheme could put employers on the backfoot in negotiations

Fear BusinessNZ's refusal to be part of the Fair Pay Agreements scheme could put employers on the backfoot in negotiations

Cleaners, security guards and catering staff who contract to government departments to be paid the living wage; Minimum wage likely to go up again next year

Cleaners, security guards and catering staff who contract to government departments to be paid the living wage; Minimum wage likely to go up again next year

Much-anticipated decision to give 165,000 migrants currently in NZ a one-off pathway to residence welcomed across the board

Much-anticipated decision to give 165,000 migrants currently in NZ a one-off pathway to residence welcomed across the board

Chris Hipkins softens his stance on the public sector wage freeze, committing to reviewing the guidance next year; Unions claim the Government has backed down a little more generally

Chris Hipkins softens his stance on the public sector wage freeze, committing to reviewing the guidance next year; Unions claim the Government has backed down a little more generally

Government to introduce legislation to enable workers to force employers to engage in collective bargaining; Unions over the moon; Businesses worried about compulsory participation

Government to introduce legislation to enable workers to force employers to engage in collective bargaining; Unions over the moon; Businesses worried about compulsory participation

Government's transport package welcomed by most except for Greenpeace; Focus on continuity of work, availability of labour and spread of funding across the country

Government's transport package welcomed by most except for Greenpeace; Focus on continuity of work, availability of labour and spread of funding across the country

Unionists pushing for fair pay agreements get another consultation document rather than the draft legislation they were hoping for; National says the Government needs to stop stalling and can the idea altogether

Unionists pushing for fair pay agreements get another consultation document rather than the draft legislation they were hoping for; National says the Government needs to stop stalling and can the idea altogether

Winston Peters tells unionists wanting a fair pay agreement framework legislated that change can't happen overnight; Jacinda Ardern says the Government's still 'consensus building' and fair pay agreements are part of a 'longer-term solution'

Winston Peters tells unionists wanting a fair pay agreement framework legislated that change can't happen overnight; Jacinda Ardern says the Government's still 'consensus building' and fair pay agreements are part of a 'longer-term solution'

Our compilation of some of the key comments made in response to the 2019 Budget

Our compilation of some of the key comments made in response to the 2019 Budget

Proposed employment relations law tweaked to give employers a way out of multi-employer collective agreements

Proposed employment relations law tweaked to give employers a way out of multi-employer collective agreements

Against a backdrop of industrial action and low business confidence levels, the CTU, BusinessNZ and Ministers met to talk about the future of work

Against a backdrop of industrial action and low business confidence levels, the CTU, BusinessNZ and Ministers met to talk about the future of work

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduces the ‘tripartite Future Work Forum’ with a goal to prepare NZ for the ‘rapidly changing nature of work’

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduces the ‘tripartite Future Work Forum’ with a goal to prepare NZ for the ‘rapidly changing nature of work’

Hospitality NZ is telling MPs to take a closer look at proposed legislation that would see a significant carve out of the 90-day trial period, cautioning them it will have a ‘significant’ impact on the tourism sector

Hospitality NZ is telling MPs to take a closer look at proposed legislation that would see a significant carve out of the 90-day trial period, cautioning them it will have a ‘significant’ impact on the tourism sector