Living Wage rises to $23.65 an hour in September as more employers join the over 300 in the Living Wage Movement.

Workers on the Living Wage are set to gain an extra 90 cents an hour from 1 September this year when the Living Wage increases to $23.65 an hour. That will include those workers contracted on a regular and ongoing basis to, or working for, over 300 accredited employers.

Braemar Hospital in Hamilton has become the first hospital in New Zealand to become an accredited living wage employer.