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Media release: Scrap the minimum wage and replace it with the living wage
Jan 20, 2019
by Marino Smith
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, 8 January 2019 Scrap the minimum wage and replace it with the living wage If New Zealand wants a society in which workers can live on what they earn, it’s time to scrap the ‘minimum wage’ and replace it with the ‘living wage’, says Closing the Gap spokes
Read MoreMedia statement: Response to Interim report from the Tax Working group
Response to Interim Report from the Tax Working Group The Equality Network* welcomes the Tax Working Group’s interim report. Reducing income and wealth inequality in New Zealand is critical. The research is unequivocal – addressing inequality is fundamental to a healthy society.
Read MoreMedia Statement: Fonterra, home of the poor-performance bonus
For Immediate Release Sunday 16th September 2018 FONTERRA, HOME OF THE POOR-PERFORMANCE BONUS The directors of Fonterra have set a dangerous precedent in rewarding the departing chief executive a $3.85m performance bonus for the 2017 financial year when the co-operative profits plunge
Read MorePress statement: Economic rights are human rights: It’s time to legislate
Media Statement For Immediate Release Wednesday 8th August 2018 ECONOMIC RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS: IT’S TIME TO LEGISLATE If New Zealand wants to close the inequality gap, it needs to follow the advice of the United Nations and enshrine economic rights in the Bill of Rights Act, the in
Read MoreDROP THE CAP TO CLOSE THE INEQUALITY GAP
Media Statement for Immediate Release July 23 2018 Drop the cap to close the inequality gap The Income Equality group Closing the Gap today joined those calling on the government to drop its self-imposed spending cap, saying there’s little hope of putting a dent in inequality if such
Read MoreEconomist Jeffrey Sachs warns of fraying societies
Media Statement For Immediate Release Sunday 22 April 2018 ECONOMIST JEFFREY SACHS WARNS OF FRAYING SOCIETIES According to renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs, the unravelling taking place in the United States shows why economic inequality is socially and morally unsustainable, a lesson
Read MorePlunket’s troubles highlight wider executive pay problem
Media Statement For Immediate Release Sunday 25 March 2018 Plunket’s troubles highlight wider executive pay problem Reports that senior Plunket managers are paid more than $180,000 show just how the toxic problem of excessive executive pay has spread from the corporate profit-ma
Read MoreSpierings’ case shows excessive CEO pay isn’t justified
Media Statement For Immediate Release Thursday 22 March 2018 SPIERINGS’ CASE SHOWS EXCESSIVE CEO PAY ISN’T JUSTIFIED It is scandalous that the highest paid CEO in New Zealand last year, Theo Spierings of Fonterra, has presided over one of the biggest losses in his company&
Read MoreInequality got worse in Tauranga under Simon Bridges
Media Statement For Immediate Release Wednesday 28th February 2018 Inequality Got Worse in Tauranga under Simon Bridges The Tauranga-based income equality project Closing the Gap calls on local MP Simon Bridges to commit to tackling inequality, poverty and homelessness in his new role
Read MoreBolder government action needed to tackle inequality
Media Statement For Immediate Release 20th December 2017 BOLDER GOVERNMENT ACTION NEEDED TO TACKLE INEQUALITY The new government’s efforts to tackle poverty in New Zealand are welcome and long overdue, but bolder action is needed to turn the tide on inequality, Peter Malcolm, sp
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