“Eighty percent of participants pay all their staff above the minimum wage, and many of them are concerned about the flow-on effects of the 25 per cent increase to the minimum wage being promoted by NZ First and the Greens,”
David Lowe
“Why is minimum wage a number that is set in stone why don't we treat minimum wage rates like taxes the more money a corporation profits the higher the minimum wage rate they should have to pay.”
Kenneth waters Jr
“You've got to pay a livable wage, ... We've got some excellent staff that are turning things around.”
Anthony Grant
“I was a 'participating employee' when it was a 0 percent wage, and I was a participating employee when it was a 1.79 percent increase, but when it came time for this, I was not a participating employee.”
Sharon Miller
“The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. There will never be a system invented which will do away with the necessity for work.”
Henry Ford
“Any necessary work that pays an honest wage carries its own honor and dignity.”
W. Kelly Griffith
“The distribution centers are paying wages commensurate to or in many cases slightly above many manufacturers in the region.”
Sam Marte
