New statistics revealing a fall in the unemployment rate from 6.8 per cent to 6.2 per cent does little for Pacific Islanders, according to New Zealand First’s Spokesperson for Pacific Island Affair
Unemployment
Speech: Horowhenua Grey Power Public Meeting
War Memorial Hall, Chamberlain Street, Levin
Friday 19 April, 2pm
Don’t Take It Any More!
New Zealand First says the impact of up to 1230 jobs to be cut at Telecom is an economic death rattle for the Government’s failed employment strategy.
If one thing is certain in New Zealand politics today it’s that we are facing a leadership crisis.
New Zealand First says beneficiary numbers are on the rise again despite desperate attempts by Social Development Minister Paula Bennett to say otherwise.
New Zealand First says the Government’s new youth minimum pay regime provides an unliveable wage that will actually worsen the rate of youth unemployment.
It is time for the Government to scrap the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) as the official measure of employment.
New Zealand First is calling on the Government to scrap the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) as the official measure of employment.