New Zealand’s business lobby explicitly opposing Fair Pay Agreements because they will raise workers’ wages should be all the evidence we need to show these reforms will be a boost to the New Zealand economy, says CTU President Richard Wagstaff. “We all know that New Zealanders’ wages lag behind places like Australia and we need to address that if we want to keep talent and skills in our country. But now we hear from the business lobby that it’s actually a good thing to keep wages low. “Mr O’Riley is right about one thing – FPAs will lead to higher wages for New Zealanders. “If you want to see why we need FPAs, just look at the arguments of those opposing them,” says Richard Wagstaff.

Source: Stuff March 29, 2022 03:24 UTC