working for the same company for 20 years and still being on minimum wage,
Look elsewhere.
that is easy to say but living in wanganui there is not a lot of choice if like me you did not listen at school and have no qualifications to get a higher paying job. i am now coming up 50 so this also makes it a little harder to find work and i get terrible migraines that cause me to have time off work on a regular basis.the company i work for are happy for me to take time off with migraines which a new job would not be keen on.
i have had pay rises over the 20 years but when minimum wage goes up they do not put your wages up and then minimum wage catches you up and you are back to square one.