youth minimum wage Archive

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  Right wrong on the youth minimum wage - by Gareth Hughes

  
  
  
  There is a renewed push from the political right to reintroduce youth rates for the minimum wage.  ACT’s Roger Douglas is trying to blame the Green Party sponsored legislation that removed the ability of Government to set a lower rate of minimum wage for young people for today’s high youth unemployment.  ACT’s new Leader, Don [...] read more
  May 15, 2011 10:45 am - 30 Comments
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  Dodging Roger’s Bill - by Gareth Hughes

  
  
  
  Yesterday the National Party shot down Sir Roger Douglas’ dreams of returning New Zealand back to Victorian England by saying they will not support his Members’ Bill which would have re-introduced youth rates. It’s a rare piece of good news out of the Beehive, but let’s face it; the bill was a stupid idea to [...] read more
  March 18, 2010 12:51 pm - 12 Comments
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  Economics is not as certain as some people make out – the minimum wage - by frog

  
  
  
  In economics theories come into fashion, wane, get tossed onto the junk heap and sometimes dusted off and given another run around the block. For example, the minimum wage: A common claim is that wages are like any other price and as such obey the economic laws that govern supply and demand. Therefore, raising the [...] read more
  February 25, 2010 5:34 pm - 22 Comments
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  Campaigning on waste - by frog

  
  
  
  For some reason Labour is saying on its campaign website that it is: putting forward a Waste Minimisation Bill which will encourage producers to develop better designs and cleaner production processes to improve a product’s sustainability. That seems an odd sort of thing to do given the Greens have already got a Waste Minimisation Act [...] read more
  October 14, 2008 9:53 am - 10 Comments
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  Metiria on youth wages and a universal student allowance - by frog

  
  
  
  Here’s some more from the launch of the Greens’ youth campaign: read more
  August 15, 2008 7:50 am - 33 Comments