Request to cut or abolish minimium wage

Brendon Mills made this Official Information request to Brooke van Velden

The request was refused by Brooke van Velden.

From: Brendon Mills

Dear Brooke van Velden,

I would like to know if you have had any correspondence requesting that you cut the minimum wage or abolish it entirely, and if so, who are those correpondents.

Yours faithfully,

Brendon Mills

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From: Brooke van Velden (MIN)
Brooke van Velden

Dear Brendon,

 

Thank you for your email of 18 February in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request as follows:

 

I would like to know if you have had any correspondence requesting that
you cut the minimum wage or abolish it entirely, and if so, who are those
correpondents.

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tâmaki

Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

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date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
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released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
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copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
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release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brendon Mills <[FOI #25772 email]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2024 1:56 PM
To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA033 Official Information request - Request to cut or abolish
minimium wage

 

Dear Brooke van Velden,

 

I would like to know if you have had any correspondence requesting that
you cut the minimum wage or abolish it entirely, and if so, who are those
correpondents.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Brendon Mills

 

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Ref: OIA 033

  

Tçnâ koe Brendon

 

Thank you for your email of 18 of February 2024 to the Minister for
Workplace Relations and Safety, requesting, under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

 

I would like to know if you have had any correspondence requesting that
you cut the minimum wage or abolish it entirely, and if so, who are those
correpondents 

 

Our office is refusing your request under section 18(e) of the Act, as the
documents you’ve requested do not exist.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tâmaki

Website: [2]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

From: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[4][email address]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 5:03 PM
To: Brendon Mills <[5][FOI #25772 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA033 Official Information request - Request to cut or
abolish minimium wage

 

Dear Brendon,

 

Thank you for your email of 18 February in which you submitted an Official
Information Act request as follows:

 

I would like to know if you have had any correspondence requesting that
you cut the minimum wage or abolish it entirely, and if so, who are those
correpondents.

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tâmaki

Website: [6]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[7]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brendon Mills <[8][FOI #25772 email]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2024 1:56 PM
To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[9][email address]>
Subject: OIA033 Official Information request - Request to cut or abolish
minimium wage

 

Dear Brooke van Velden,

 

I would like to know if you have had any correspondence requesting that
you cut the minimum wage or abolish it entirely, and if so, who are those
correpondents.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Brendon Mills

 

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From: Brendon Mills

Dear Brooke van Velden (MIN),

I dont accept the documents do not exist. ACT has made so secret of its desire to slash the minimum wage and drag work place conditions to the same level as China and India, ACT donors resent having to pay their workers any sort of wage or paid time off, and it is a given that they would be lobbying the minister for such protections to be removed. So dont get smart with me.

Yours sincerely,

Brendon Mills

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