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Pay freeze: Redistribution of public sector CEO salaries better, finance expert suggests
14 May, 2021 08:08 PM
7 minutes to read
A finance expert says we need to talk more about pay redistribution, not freezes. Photo / Getty Images
A finance expert says we need to talk more about pay redistribution, not freezes. Photo / Getty Images
RNZ
A Robin Hood -style policy, redistributing the big salaries of public service chief executives to lower-paid workers, would be more effective than the Government-ordered pay freeze, according to a leading business academic.
The directive, which essentially means those in the public sector earning more than $60,000 will only get a pay rise in exceptional circumstances for the next three years, has infuriated some workers.
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Skateboarders threatened, unwelcome on roads finds new study
14 Dec, 2020 06:05 PM
3 minutes to read
Dunedin skateboarder Joel Field says he and a friend were recently chased and abused by a motorist.
Dunedin skateboarder Joel Field says he and a friend were recently chased and abused by a motorist.
Otago Daily Times
A 20-year-old Dunedin skateboarder has been left shaken after being chased down by a motorist and abused for riding his board down a North Dunedin street.
Joel Field said he and a friend had to jump off their skateboards to avoid being hit by the vehicle recently. We were just skating along the roadside and this dude just pulled up really close to us and was just like, being really aggressive.