In a bid to improve the quality of life for those working on minimum wage, the government has kept to its guns and increased the minimum wage rate by 40-sene. This equals an additional $16 for those on minimum wage and working 40 hours a week.The announcement to raise the hourly pay to $5.24 from...
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14 May 2026, 9:00PM
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Families across Samoa say they continue to struggle with the rising cost of living despite the recent increase in the national…
New Zealand's minimum wage is now $23.95 an hour, up from $11 in 2013 and $16 in 2021.
From July, Australia’s minimum wage rises 5.97% to more than NZ$32 an hour.
Secretary Sally McManus told reporters that the 4.75 per cent minimum wage increase would ease pressure on workers.
Kiwi workers on the minimum wage earn about $300 less a week than Aussies.
Businesses in Samoa say they are preparing to absorb the country’s latest minimum wage increase, but some warn that rising fuel,…
