Election year:
2023
Political party:
Green Party
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Minimum Wage
- Progressively increase the minimum wage to a level that enables people to cover their costs
- abolish the starting wages for youth and working people with disabilities
- Improve protections for working people under 16 and establish a minimum age for formal employment.
- Ensure the state sector pays a living wage and requires service contractors to pay staff a living wage.
- Ensure social support is fair and adequate for all families, regardless of their working situation.
- Increase access to free, high-quality publicly funded early childhood and after school care, to reduce barriers for caregivers participating in the workforce.
- Improve protections for working people under 16 and establishing a minimum age for formal employment.
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