Air New Zealand has increased its entry wage for airport workers to NZ$30 per hour as it looks to attract around 400 people to join its Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch airport teams.
This is a part of the airline’s plan to ramp up its operations to meet the growing demand by rebuilding its airports team.
“I’m pleased that we’re continuing to welcome more people to our whānau and that we’re in a position to invest further in our people. It’s not just new employees that will benefit from this change,” said Nikki Dines, Chief People Officer, Air New Zealand. “We’re giving our current staff the choice to either keep their current pay structure, with an increased hourly rate and weekend penalty rates or switch over to a new rolled up rate, starting from NZ$30 per hour. For those looking to join, this is an amazing opportunity to be part of something special.”
Apart from rising the entry level rates, the airline is also offering annual pay rise to all airport employees along with opportunities to gain more skills and access further pay rise.
Over the next 13-month period from March 2023 to March 2024, airport workers across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch will receive a pay rise of between 9.5% and 26%.