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...
Union movement releases COVID-19 vaccination policy
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi has today publically released its COVID-19 vaccination policy.
CTU President...
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...
ERA orders Dunedin bakery to pay $299k after Labour Inspectorate investigation
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered the Dunedin based Romeeco Bakery owner to pay $299,038 in arrears and penalties.
A Labour...
Aged care workers: Safe staffing must be mandatory in 2022 – E tū
Source: Etu Union
Workers at aged care home and hospitals across Aotearoa New Zealand will take action at their workplaces and at Parliament this December...
Marking World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Source: Employment New Zealand
People trafficking still happens in New Zealand. Since 2015, there have been four people trafficking prosecutions, two of which were successfully...
Ex-Kiwifruit contractor to pay $276,000 for exploiting migrant workers
Source: Employment New Zealand
A former Bay of Plenty kiwifruit labour contractor and its former owner have been ordered to pay more than $250,000 by...
Great line up for this years Annual Conference
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists
Check out the line up for this year’s Annual Conference.
Click here: ASMS 32nd Annual Conference programme.
The theme is Building...
Work-related health update – July 2021
Source: Worksafe New Zealand
9 July 2021
Our July work-related health update.
In this issue we cover:
Seeking former engineered stone workers
Polar blast a reminder to be healthy...
The legality of no-pay or low-pay internship
Source: Employment New Zealand
If you are thinking about offering or doing an internship, here’s a few things to look out for.
For workers and students,...
Courier drivers who think they may be misclassified as contractors encouraged to come forward
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Labour Inspectorate is running a national campaign focusing on the employment status of courier drivers who may be missing out...
Minimum wage increases to $20
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU
The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming the introduction of the new legal minimum wage of $20 per...
