“When you re a bartender you re aiming for duty manager because you re told there will be greater job security and better pay. I finally got to that tier and none of that was really true. “I was running a bar and earning $22 an hour until my contract ended during the first lockdown.” After major job cuts in the hospitality sector last year, the industry has started rehiring people. According to the latest Trade Me jobs data hospitality and tourism job listings were up 5 per cent in Auckland. Other sectors had a drop in advertised jobs.
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The minimum wage is currently $18.90 but is due to rise to $20 this year.