Fair Pay Agreement Bill passes third and final reading in New Zealand Parliament

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"FPAs pave the way for a rebuild of some of our most critically undervalued industries, and complement our wider goals of reducing inequality, upskilling New Zealand workers, reducing regional wage disparities and returning a fairer share of company profits to the workers who created them," said Assistant General Secretary Louisa Jones.“Fair pay agreements are about making sure that more people – those who work in supermarkets, cleaners, security, early childhood centres – have good conditions and are paid what they deserve," said Greens Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Jan Logie.“Peel back the layers of the cost of living crisis and what we actually have is an inequality crisis.But the only sustainable route to higher wages is more productive businesses," said Workplace Relations and Safety spokesperson Paul Goldsmith.“MBIE has warned the Government that FPAs will reduce productivity and make it harder for employers to grow their businesses," said ACT Small Business spokesperson Chris Baillie."

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