Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2023 4:27:14 GMT 12
TE REO MĀORI BONUSES ACCEPTABLE FOR 'RELEVANT' ROLES - MINISTER NICOLA WILLIS
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.
"While we would not have initiated the bonuses ourselves, and while we do not support them, we are left with little choice but to implement them given they are contained in binding collective agreements," she said.
But Willis told reporters later in the afternoon she should have included more context in that statement, saying she only opposed such bonuses "in circumstances where they're not relevant".
"And I think that's the phrase I should have included in that statement, and has led people to see something bigger than I intended. I accept there will be many circumstances where receiving a bonus for te reo Māori use could be relevant to the job at hand.".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/504058/te-reo-maori-bonuses-acceptable-for-relevant-roles-minister-nicola-willis
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.
"While we would not have initiated the bonuses ourselves, and while we do not support them, we are left with little choice but to implement them given they are contained in binding collective agreements," she said.
But Willis told reporters later in the afternoon she should have included more context in that statement, saying she only opposed such bonuses "in circumstances where they're not relevant".
"And I think that's the phrase I should have included in that statement, and has led people to see something bigger than I intended. I accept there will be many circumstances where receiving a bonus for te reo Māori use could be relevant to the job at hand.".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/504058/te-reo-maori-bonuses-acceptable-for-relevant-roles-minister-nicola-willis