Let’s hope the National government don’t scrap it.

Everyone no matter what work they do deserves to earn a fair living wage.

Example a retail worker works just as hard if not harder then a CEO of a company and Everyone should be appreciated and paid to show that!!!

I work at Kmart Palmerston North, the fair pay agreement my Union was able to bargain for has allowed me to earn a living wage. These negotiations took many months due to the unwillingness of my employer to give its employees, my coworkers, a dignified wage. The work and organising of workers from other stores in our industry are what allowed our union to have the leverage to negotiate my current rate. If fair pay agreements were to be revoked by the National Party, I have zero faith in my employer to continue to attempt have our wages keep up with the cost of living. I don’t know why Christopher Luxon wants people to be not able to bargain for fair, living wages. Why does Christopher Luxon not want regular NZers, the majority of the nation, to be able to live? I strongly support this petition, and oppose national’s intentions to overrule this law.

Ashe Olsen

Fair pay has to keep comming

Thank you for look after me and to all the members

I want my workplace to be fair. Listening to others in my workplace it’s amazing what pay rates people are offered when doing the same job. I don’t understand why employers think they are fair. Greedy I say.

I think if we ever have another lock down make the government go an work at supermarket and see why we deserve the pay rate let alone more. They think they are high minority because they are politician’s but really they are human like us

Fair pay means I can get paid what I’m worth. Which would make taking time out of when I could be potentially studying more worth while.

Everyone who works in New Zealand should receive a fair days pay for a fair days work. If that work is undertaken on a weekend or statutory holiday, then the worker should receive extra money for working those days, including days in lieu for statutory holidays. Having a fair pay agreement in place assists workers to collectively receive the correct entitlements without having to negotiate with their employer on their own, as some workers don’t have the ability to have these conversations with their employer. Employers need to be clear that with a happy workforce who are paid well for their hard work, will ultimately provide a high level of production and service to the customers and the employer.

Supermarket work in the wake of covid had us as Essential workers, knowing that to keep stores open and running they needed the staff to be front line and risk their health to ensure people could still get their everyday essentials. It’s still a vital role, and having to deal with the public and keeping to consumer expectations, we deserve to have our fair pay. Now with the cost of living, everyday abuse is hurled at employees and the only reason you can keep staff and hire Into the industry is to keep the pay at a close living wage for those trying to provide for their families. Essentially we are still essential, and need to be paid as such.

Everyone needs a fair paid in today’s environment.

Weekend work hours should be paid fairly

Weekend work hours should be paid fairly

Work long Shift hours to Live, and Every Dollar I Earn counts. And having fair pay helps

Unless our GOVT wants to make this country easier to financially live in, we all deserve a fair pay! Supermarket workers work hard for a minimum wage, unfair !