New
Zealand’s Labour-led government, which includes the
Greens, recently declared a pay freeze across the public
service for the next three years. The move, which extends a
measure introduced last year during the COVID-19 pandemic,
will inevitably be used to suppress wages in the private
sector as well.
Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins
announced that workers earning more than $NZ60,000 will only
be offered pay increases under “exceptional”
circumstances, while increases for those on salaries over
$100,000 are ruled out. Only about a quarter of public
servants earns less than $60,000 and will theoretically
qualify for pay increases, which still have to be
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New Zealand Labour-led government imposes public sector wage freeze
New Zealand’s Labour-led government, which includes the Greens, last week declared a pay freeze across the public service for the next three years. The move, which extends a measure introduced last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, will inevitably be used to suppress wages in the private sector as well.
Green Party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson with PM Jacinda Ardern and Labour Party deputy leader Kelvin Davis [Source: NZ Labour Party Facebook page]
Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins announced that workers earning more than $NZ60,000 will only be offered pay increases under “exceptional” circumstances, while increases for those on salaries over $100,000 are ruled out. Only about a quarter of public servants earns less than $60,000 and will theoretically qualify for pay increases, which still have to be negotiated.