More than 40,000 people have received wage subsidy payouts from more than one employer - with several hundred people getting the payout from four employers or more. The government's wage subsidy scheme has helped cover nearly 1.7 million jobs, at a cost of nearly $11.9 billion. Stuff-co-nz More than 40,000 people have received wage subsidy payouts from more than one employer, critics want payments to be scrutinised. The New Zealand Rugby Union has confirmed its players, who are employees of both New Zealand Rugby and the Provincial Unions, received the full-time rate from both organisations. So far there have been nearly 6000 refunds made to the wage subsidy programme, worth $176 million.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2020 08:15 UTC