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Dear Mr Cranston

 

Flexi-Wage, which is a wage subsidy, is paid under the Employment and Work
Readiness Assistance Programme (EWRA).  It is a welfare programme under
the Social Security Act 1964 that was introduced on 6 March 2014.  From 1
July 2014, the EWRA was amended to fully replace the Ministerial
Guidelines for Employment and Training Assistance.  The EWRA is the
overarching programme that enables us provide a wide range of employment
and work related assistance.

 

There are 13 categories of assistance under the EWRA:

 

·         Additional costs associated with employment, study, or
employment related training

·         Assistance for young people

·         Assistance to access childcare or care for people with sickness,
injury or disability or elderly people

·         Assistance to enter self-employment

·         Assistance to transition into employment

·         Career guidance and information services

·         Education and employment-related training

·         Extra or specialist assistance for eligible people with
sickness, injury or disability

·         Incentive payments

·         Job search assistance, employment placement, and in-work support
services

·         Wage subsidies

·         Work confidence and motivation
assistance                        

·         Work experience, activity in the community, and voluntary work

 

These categories provide details and limits payable for the range of
programmes and services covered under the EWRA. They also provide a
framework for future changes to the range and nature of employment and
work readiness supports provided through Work and Income.

 

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Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and
independent
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motuhake

 

From: Gary Cranston
[[5]mailto:[FOI #6011 email]]

Sent: Friday, 16 June 2017 4:29 p.m.

To: OIA_Requests (MSD)

Subject: Official Information request - Primary Document(s) under which
Flexi Wage is paid to Mcdonalds

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

Could you please inform me under what Ministerial Directive(s) the
Flexi-Wage Contracts are issued to the company McDonald's please.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Gary Cranston

 

 

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