Increasing the living wage will make a big difference to families, a union advocate says. (file pic) Photo: RNZ PacificAn organisation supporting workers from the Pacific Islands wants employers to ensure staff are well looked after as the seasonal worker scheme starts up again. The government will bring in 2000 Recognised Seasonal Employer, or RSE, workers into the country to help with harvests. Growers must pay isolation facility costs for each worker and also pay them the living wage of just over $22 an hour. "This would be best practice and something we will campaign to include with all RSE scheme employers."

Source: Otago Daily Times November 28, 2020 06:32 UTC