Government proposes reducing contract rules and removing Living Wage requirement

Thursday 13 March 2025 · 4 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 13 Mar 2025, 12:05pm

In this story Nicola Willis

The coalition government plans to scale back rules for government contract tendering to assist businesses. Minister for Economic Growth Nicola Willis aims to remove one third of existing rules, which includes the requirement to pay the Living Wage. This proposal has drawn concern from workers who rely on the wage to afford basic necessities.

How they headlined it

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1. Otago Daily TimesThu 13 Mar 2025, 10:17am

   Plan to scrap Living Wage for new contracts (opens in new tab)

2. Stuff via RNZThu 13 Mar 2025, 11:57am

   Cleaner hits out at Willis' plan to scrap Living Wage for new contracts (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldThu 13 Mar 2025, 12:05pm

   Living Wage at risk as Government reduces contract rules (opens in new tab)