Aviation employers are reminded that the minimum wage increased to $17.70 an hour on 1 April 2019 – an increase of $1.20 per hour. 

This adds up to $708 for a 40-hour week. 

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) also announced that the starting-out and training minimum wage rates will increase from $13.20 to $14.16 per hour – remaining at 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage. 

Going forward, indicative rates of $18.90 were set from 1 April 2020 and to $20 from 1 April 2021. These rates will be subject to each year’s annual review by the Government.