Bowing to the neo-liberal economic theory of cutting the minimum wage rate to what the market can bear would lead to some very low wage rates in New Zealand, Prime
Month: September 2011
KiwiSaver changes considered
A decision about whether people should be automatically enrolled in KiwiSaver could be made before the election, Prime Minister John Key said today. Under the current scheme, people are automatically
Massive overhaul for Privacy Act
The Law Commission is recommending a massive overhaul of the Privacy Act providing stronger enforcement measures and changes that alternately offer better protection of individual privacy and make it easier
Michael Littlewood: KiwiSaver auto-enrolment is a bad idea
The Government is looking at extending the KiwiSaver’s auto-enrolment provisions to include all employees not currently members. This \”mopping-up\” operation would enrol about one million employees – they could opt
Parents’ pay targeted in proposed law change
Legislation allowing child support payments to be deducted directly from parents’ pay packets may be enacted by the end of the year, says Revenue Minister Peter Dunne, sparking fears the
Rate of KiwiSaver sign-ups falling
The number of people signing up to KiwiSaver has continued to decline since the May budget, Tower Investments says in its analysis of data from the Inland Revenue Department. Although