Minimum wage is going up

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Minimum wage is going up  Effective 1 April 2020   
  • The minimum wage  is  set to increase  on  1 April from $17.70 to $18.90  per hour.   
  • Training  wages will also  increase to $15.12  to keep the rate at  80% of minimum wage.  
What do you need to do?
  •  If you have any employees on the current minimum wage, or training wage, you will need to update their rate to the new minimum amount before 1 April.  

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