Thor crew on same wages as a decade agoFAIRFAX NZCrew members working on the big budget Hollywood movie Thor: Ragnarok on Australia's Gold Coast are on the same casual rates as a decade ago, their union says. "People are looking at their wages and seeing the minimum market rate is the same as it was 10 years ago. They are taking (payroll) tax concessions from the government and looking for savings with wages and conditions from employees." READ MORE:* Taika Waititi made hiring indigenous Australians a priority for Thor* Kiwi workers favoured over sacked Aussies on Thor: Ragnarok set, report claims* Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth share first snaps from Thor: Ragnarok* Thor: Ragnorak director Taika Waititi 'freaking out' at new movieShe said Hollywood producers expected low wages because of a special deal struck for an instalment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean during the global financial crisis. She says many in the industry believe international producers are "double dipping" by accepting payroll tax concessions and then negotiating on wages and conditions after they've agreed to a government deal.

Source: Stuff August 09, 2016 14:12 UTC