Photo: NZMEWorkers on minimum wage will get a financial boost in 2020 with the rate increasing to $18.90 per hour in April. "The rise in the minimum wage is estimated to boost wages by $306 million a year across the economy. The announcement confirms the rates signaled in 2018 and the Government's plan for a $20 minimum wage in 2021. "We have total confidence that the Government is on track to fulfill its promise of a $20 minimum wage by 2021." "We're very pleased that the Government has kept to their commitment of significant increases to the minimum wage," Newman said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 17, 2019 23:48 UTC