Photo / Mark MitchellBusinessNZ is standing by the substance of its description of an international report that it said implied New Zealand could be in breach of international labour law - but has been criticised for distributing "misinformation". It described the title of the report by the UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) as the 40 "worst case breaches" of international labour treaties. When questioned later it admitted it had changed the name of the list title from "preliminary" to "worst case". The level of misinformation about what a Fair Pay Agreement does, how it works, and who benefits reaches new levels." "Fair Pay Agreements are being discussed at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), but not because they think we have broken any rules.

Source: Stuff May 17, 2022 16:06 UTC