The Wage Subsidy Scheme was developed to help businesses and affected workers in the short-term as they adjust to the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It supports employers and their
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To support essential workers, the scheme subsides eligible businesses, and allows them to pay those workers who need to take leave owing to the COVID-19 Public Health guidance.
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Funding for OSCAR services has beeen improved and increased to allow parents to gain and maintain meaningful employment or undertake further education and training, while supporting children’s well
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This initiative supports people with disabilities and health conditions to find and stay in meaningful employment, increase their knowledge and skills, and improve their health and wider wellbeing.
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Between October and November 2019, public input was sought on a discussion document on the design of the Fair Pay Agreement system, in response to the Working Group Report.
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In 2018 Government introduced the Equal Pay Amendment Bill, aimed at improving the process for raising and progressing pay equity claims, and eliminating and preventing discrimination in the remune
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Increase to Working for Families: Family Tax Credit payment rates have increased, particularly for children under 15 years.
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The Government's vision is for a welfare system that ensures people have an adequate income and standard of living, are treated with respect and can live in dignity, and are able to participate mea
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Benefit levels have declined as a proportion of average wages over time, meaning the gap between the living standards of beneficiaries and other New Zealanders has grown.
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, main benefits were increased by $25 per week from 1 April 2020. These increases were in addition to those already agreed as part of the 2020 Annual Gener
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Government has removed the sanction under section 192 of the Social Security Act 2018 (previously S70A). Previously, if a sole parent did not identify the other parent of the child and applie
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From 1 April 2020, the amount that people on a main benefit can earn through employment before their benefit is reduced (known as abatement) has been increased, in line with planned increases