Tell the Government your Thoughts: Wage Supplements and Minimum Wage Exemption Permits

At ADL we see people on Minimum Wage Exemptions Permits getting extremely low wages. These Minimum Wage Exemption Permits let a workplace pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage. We believe disabled people should have the same rights as everyone else, including the right to the minimum wage when they have a job.

The Government wants to know what you think about using a Wage Supplement as an alternative to Minimum Wage Exemption Permits. A Wage Supplement would be paid to the employer by the Government. The employer would have to pay the employee the minimum wage or more.

This is your chance to share your experiences of Minimum Wage Exemption Permits and your thoughts on a Wage Supplement:
• Is it fair to pay disabled people less than the minimum wage?
• A wage supplement means that the government helps employers pay the minimum wage: What do you like about this idea? What are the risks?
• Should the government pay the same wage supplement amount for all eligible people, or should they pay different amounts based on people’s skills and abilities?

Your Feedback on Wage Supplements as an alternative to Minimum Wage Exemption Permits must be received by Sunday 14 April 2019.

Ways to Give Feedback
Complete the online survey about the wage supplement proposal at Minimum Wage Exemption Consultation at Survey Monkey

Write your own submission
• Email it to: Wage Supplement Consultation
• Post it to: PO Box 406, Rangiora 7440

Please Note
If you want parts of your written submission to be private, you must say this, and explain why.

Submissions can be obtained through Official Information Act requests. We suggest you do not include identifying details such as names, addresses, and employers in your submission. To find out what will happen with your information go to:
• Page 4 of the Wage Supplement Discussion Document
• Page 40 and page 41 of the Easy Read Wage Supplement Discussion Document

More Information
For more information about the proposed Wage Supplement, go to:
• Wage Supplement Consultation Discussion Document
• Easy Read Wage Supplement Consultation Discussion Document

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