Canterbury Mornings

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is emphasising how important it is for employers to follow the new wage subsidies.They allow a full-time worker to be subsidised $585 a week, a part-time worker $350 a week, for 12 weeks.CTU President Richard Wagstaff told Chris Lynch employers should also pass on government money and doing all they can to top it up to 80 percent of wages.