Govt gives low-wage employers another year to 'adjust' before higher median wage ($27.76/hour) rule kicks in; Faster residence track opened for higher wage migrant workers
May 11, 2022·edited May 11, 2022Liked by Bernard Hickey
Bernard the extreme labour shortages in Queenstown are forcing the minimum hourly rate to $27 anyway, if not higher and employers are offering accommodation as well. Hotels cannot let their rooms as they don’t have the staff to service them. One Queenstown hotelier said if I have to pay $40 per hour to get cleaning staff, I will pay it.
Apparently staff are changing jobs for as little as 50 cents extra per hour.
Given I charge only $30 per hour for my tax accounting services, if I am offered $27 an hour and accommodation I am thinking of rolling up my sleeves and doing some hospo work.
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Bernard the extreme labour shortages in Queenstown are forcing the minimum hourly rate to $27 anyway, if not higher and employers are offering accommodation as well. Hotels cannot let their rooms as they don’t have the staff to service them. One Queenstown hotelier said if I have to pay $40 per hour to get cleaning staff, I will pay it.
Apparently staff are changing jobs for as little as 50 cents extra per hour.
Given I charge only $30 per hour for my tax accounting services, if I am offered $27 an hour and accommodation I am thinking of rolling up my sleeves and doing some hospo work.
Or.... maybe ESG fund should just tick to their knitting and not invest in weapons companies....