Military pay gap threatens $12 billion defence upgrade
Defence force base salaries are averaging 10% below market rates, risking the success of a major upgrade.
New Zealand military personnel are earning significantly less than comparable market rates, with base salaries running about 10% behind as of May. This pay shortfall threatens to undermine the effectiveness of a $12 billion defence upgrade by making it difficult to retain and attract skilled personnel to the armed forces.
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NZ Herald
Why a 10% pay gap could undermine the $12b defence upgrade
As of May, base military salaries averaged 10% below market rates.
Newstalk ZB
Why a 10% pay gap could undermine the $12b defence upgrade
A number of our military personnel are earning far less than they could earn elsewhere.