Zardnaar
Deity
Well the borders are reopened after being closed for 2+ years due to Covid.
Labour shortages in hospitality, agriculture and tourism.
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Labour (the party) wants to change how things have been done. National (right wing party )wants to repeal Labours changes.
How bad is it?
In 2000/2001 I did fruit picking. I wasn't overly fast but could do 3-4 bins a day at $25 per bin. In 2001 I was joined by wife during university holidays. She could do as many as I could the fast pickers could do 50%-100% more than me.
Minimum wage was $8 NZD an hour circa 2000. Rent was $50 in the town I stayed privately or free via the boss place. At my anemic rate I could get more than say McDonald's or working a dairy farm. Less than a freezing works.
Pre Covid in 2020 bin rate was $35. Rent varies but can be up to $200 a week often charged by the employer in effect paying less than minimum wage.
If you can't pick enough bins minimum wage applied $21.20 an hour. Labour repealed the 90 trial period. This let employers fire staff in the first 90 days.
Basically they would churn through migrant staff. Can't pick fast enough they would fire you. In 2000 you just got paid contract rates couldn't pick fast enough you just got paid for what you did. We had an elderly ex lawyer doing it and he got about two bins a day he liked the sunshine and young teenagers would do it as well as it didn't matter how much they did.
These days it can be hard to even get the job if you're a kiwi the conditions are worse and the pay is low.
They changed the laws back in 2005 or 8 iirc.
Note here things are other way around. Labour was trying to restrict migrants and labour exploitation the right is pro immigration.
Just some thoughts.
Labour shortages in hospitality, agriculture and tourism.
Stuff
i.stuff.co.nz
Labour (the party) wants to change how things have been done. National (right wing party )wants to repeal Labours changes.
How bad is it?
In 2000/2001 I did fruit picking. I wasn't overly fast but could do 3-4 bins a day at $25 per bin. In 2001 I was joined by wife during university holidays. She could do as many as I could the fast pickers could do 50%-100% more than me.
Minimum wage was $8 NZD an hour circa 2000. Rent was $50 in the town I stayed privately or free via the boss place. At my anemic rate I could get more than say McDonald's or working a dairy farm. Less than a freezing works.
Pre Covid in 2020 bin rate was $35. Rent varies but can be up to $200 a week often charged by the employer in effect paying less than minimum wage.
If you can't pick enough bins minimum wage applied $21.20 an hour. Labour repealed the 90 trial period. This let employers fire staff in the first 90 days.
Basically they would churn through migrant staff. Can't pick fast enough they would fire you. In 2000 you just got paid contract rates couldn't pick fast enough you just got paid for what you did. We had an elderly ex lawyer doing it and he got about two bins a day he liked the sunshine and young teenagers would do it as well as it didn't matter how much they did.
These days it can be hard to even get the job if you're a kiwi the conditions are worse and the pay is low.
They changed the laws back in 2005 or 8 iirc.
Note here things are other way around. Labour was trying to restrict migrants and labour exploitation the right is pro immigration.
Just some thoughts.
