David Farrar: The worst Employment Court decision ever

The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision of the Employment Court which was arguably the stupidest judicial decision in recent times.

Basically the Employment Court had decided that the minimum wage laws set a fortnightly minimum wage, not an hourly minimum wage and that part-time staff had to be paid a minimum wage of 80 hours a fortnight, even if they only worked one day a fortnight.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 3/7/23

Sure, the cost of motoring has surged, but Sepuloni wants you to know about all the good things the govt is doing

Motorists were bracing for a sharp rise in fuel prices late last week, ahead of the government reinstating the fuel tax and full-priced public transport fares from 1 July. They were grumbling about government unfairness, too, as they queued to fill their tanks before the new charges kicked in.

But hey – were those moaners unaware of the great things the government is doing to help them deal with the cost-of-living crisis.