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Union workers protested outside Pak 'n Save Royal Oak today and will continue their protests in Manukau today (Photo: Imogen Crispe/ 3 News)

Union continues youth rates protest

A giant inflatable rat will join a picket outside an Auckland supermarket as workers protest against the new youth minimum wage, their union says.

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Protestors walked around the Pak 'n Save carpark chanting (Photo: Imogen Crispe /3 News)

Foodstuffs slammed over youth wage

Foodstuffs says no decisions have been made about youth wages, despite protests at Pak n' Save this morning.

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Same Work Same Pay are protesting outside Pake N Save (Photo: Imogen Crispe/3 News)

Unions protest new youth pay rate

Unions are protesting against the Government's new youth pay law, which comes into force from today.

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(file: Reuters)

Youth wages a 'slap in the face'

Opponents of a new law introducing lower wages for youth workers claim it's a slap in the face to young people.

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Unions warn against slashing youth wages

Unions are railing against a law change that would slash wages for young workers ahead of the bill's second reading.

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Labour Minister Simon Bridges (file)

Youth rates bill a step closer

A bill setting up a lower minimum wage for young workers is a step closer to becoming law.

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Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says youth wages breach human rights

Greens lay complaint over youth wages

The Green Party has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill.

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NZ First leader Winston Peters (file)

NZ First joins youth wage opposition

Setting a youth pay rate below the minimum wage is the Government's way of providing employers with cheap labour, NZ First says.

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The new ‘start-out wage’ applies to 16 and 17-year-olds in their first six months of work (Reuters file)

Youth wages prove controversial video

The Government has reintroduced youth wages, meaning companies can legally pay young workers 20 percent less than adult counterparts.

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The Government today unveiled the new "starting-out wage", set at 80 percent of the adult minimum wage

Employers praise youth wage rate video

The re-introduction of a youth pay rate below the minimum wage is being praised by employers and slammed by unions and opposition parties.

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