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Maori Party on Employment

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Maori Party strongly supports strong unions and collective agreements

The Maori Party supports the right of workers to organise as a union and to bargain collectively for decent pay and conditions, and to bargain Multi-Employer Collective Agreements (MECAs). MP Hone Harawira has said in parliament that, “Workers’ rights must all be upheld…”

Maori Party strongly supports increasing the minimum wage

The Maori Party advocates an increase in the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour.

Maori Party strongly opposes a three month probation period

The Maori Party says it investigated this issue and concluded that probationary employment does not assist vulnerable groups as claimed. When the Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill was before the House in 2006, Hone Harawira said, “Workers’ rights must all be upheld… The Maori Party will be happily voting against this bill.

Maori Party is neutral on workers being able to trade their fourth week’s annual leave for pay

The Maori Party says it has not yet canvassed opinion on this. However, we support better wages for workers rather than negotiating reduced leave entitlements.