Kiwis support working people having safer sick leave
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
COVID has shown us all how important it is to stay home when we are sick. Too many...
Employers warned against charging recruitment costs to their workers
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Labour Inspectorate reminds employers that charging workers for recruitment-related costs is illegal.
This follows a case brought to the Employment Relations...
NZDF sentenced after training exercise incident
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
30 March 2022
NZDF has been sentenced in the Palmerston North District Court under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
In...
JCCs Round One
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
The first round of JCCs gets underway later this month. We had some lively and well attended meetings last...
Labour’s Living Wage policy “real victory” for low wage workers – E tū
Source: Etu Union
E tū congratulates the Labour Party for saying yes to a Living Wage for all contracted workers in government.
The Government currently pays...
Support a People’s Vaccine
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Based on current Covid vaccine supply projections, nine out of ten people in low-income developing countries won’t get a...
Health and safety paramount on forestry sites
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
19 July 2021
A tragic forestry fatality on the East Coast could have been avoided if industry guidance had simply been being...
How to enforce a payment from an employment dispute
Source: Employment New Zealand
You have been through a dispute resolution process with your employer; they have agreed to compensate you, but you haven’t received...
Worker’s leg amputated after being crushed in unguarded machinery
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
18 November 2020
An Auckland based steel company’s failure to guard machinery resulted in a worker having his left leg amputated.
In a...
Workers rejoice as Fair Pay Agreement Bill gets First Reading – E tū
Source: Etu Union
The First Reading of the Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) Bill in Parliament today has been met by applause from low-paid workers across...
CTU welcomes significant investment in infrastructure
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming today’s announcement of the very significant $12 billion infrastructure investment in...
NZ Government needs to mandate staffing ratios like Australian states – E tū
Source: Etu Union
E tū is calling on the New Zealand Government to follow the example of Victoria’s Labour Government and recognise the need for...
