Review of the Minimum Wage 2022

Summary 

• The Salvation Army supports increasing the minimum wage to maintain its real value after inflation and wage increases. 
• The rationale for the minimum wage should be based on a return from labour that enables income adequacy for lower paid workers such as that used for setting the Living Wage. 
• Wellbeing analysis needs to more closely inform decision making about minimum wage rates. Applying He Ara Waiora framework would give the review a more holistic perspective on the impacts of minimum wage increases. 

 

 

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