Spark will now pay all permanent staff who aren't on a commission at least $19.20 an hour. The company's new policy - called Spark Pay - means all full-time workers not on a commission are paid a minimum salary of $40,000 a year. Permanent staff who work part-time will receive this salary on a pro-rata basis, a Spark spokeswoman said. Workers on commissions that earn a lower base salary will have the ability to earn an average of $42,000 and also get the $2,500 in company benefits, Spark said today. Xero has an internal social networking site, table tennis, staff barista, foosball table and guitar hero game.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 14, 2016 01:58 UTC