Downer pay update – E tū
Source: Etu Union
Dear members,
As you will know, Downer has asked its workers to take a 20% pay cut if they are paid over $50,000...
Asbestos must be removed by a licensed removalist, says WorkSafe
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
12 November 2020
Friable asbestos must only be removed by a licensed asbestos removalist, says WorkSafe.
This messaging comes after an unlicensed South...
The Struggle for Relevant Daily Pay – E tū
Source: Etu Union
By John Ryall, former E tū Assistant National Secretary
It seems obvious that if you are forced to have a day off sick...
Putaruru woodlot fatality
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
15 April 2021
WorkSafe is now investigating an incident at a woodlot in Putaruru yesterday. We understand a person was injured on...
Taumarunui bakery ordered to pay $90,000 for migrant exploitation
Source: Employment New Zealand
Husband and wife owners of The Bakehouse Café must pay $70,000 in penalties, plus $20,000 compensation to two employees, following a...
ASMS Annual Conference 2020
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
We’ve got the all clear! We were unsure if our conference would happen this year due to Covid restrictions,...
Can employers make employees take leave during alert levels 3 and 4?
Source: Employment New Zealand
If workers are not able to come into their usual place of work, employers are encouraged to ask individual workers to...
Smelter extension brings certainty to Tiwai workers and community – E tū
Source: Etu Union
Tiwai workers and the Southland community will now have time to plan a proper transition with the future of the Rio Tinto...
WorkSafe focus on Talley’s group of companies
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
2 July 2021
WorkSafe New Zealand is planning to take a close look at how the Talley’s group of companies are meeting...
Unions: Better resourcing of WorkSafe – a lesson from Whakaari
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Ministry for Business innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released its targeted review of adventure activities regulations....
The cost of bullying in your workplace
Source: Employment New Zealand
One in four employees in New Zealand say that they have been bullied at work.
Bullying has a negative effect in people’s...
Member organisers at the heart of an organising union – E tū
Source: Etu Union
By John Ryall, former Assistant National Secretary of E tū
Not long after the formation of E tū in 2015, I was asked...
