Government to sound out phase-in of minimum wage hikes
Consultation on the impact for small business will not stop the minimum rate rising to $20 an hour by 2021.
Nevil Gibson Fri, 09 Mar 2018
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he will consult with small business on the phasing in of increases to the minimum wage rate, which rises to $16.50 an hour from April.
But he has dismissed the possibility that the government will renege of its pledge to lift this to $20 an hour by
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