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Trade Access To Overseas Markets Creates Jobs
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:02:14 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Hon Todd McClay Minister for Trade Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agriculture and Trade, Todd McClay, says that today’s opening of Riverland Foods manufacturing plant in Christchurch is a great example of how trade access to overseas markets ...More >>
CTU To Support Uber Drivers Rallying For Basic Workers’ Rights
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:18:55 +1300 | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
This case is relevant not only to gig or platform workers, but to all working people. All workers who have been misclassified as contractors have the right to test their employment status in court.More >>
Mini Woolies Helps Bring Learning To Life For Students With Disabilities
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:09:17 +1300 | Woolworths New Zealand
Woolworths’ Mini Woolies programme has officially arrived in Aotearoa at Sommerville School in Tāmaki Makaurau, ushering in a new era of practical learning experiences for students with disabilities. Established in Australia in 2018, the ...More >>
Uber Drivers To Rally As Appeal On Contractor Misclassification Begins
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:10:34 +1300 | FIRST Union
WHAT: Uber drivers are holding a rally outside the Court of Appeal in Wellington tomorrow, as the company begins its appeal against 2022’s Employment Court verdict (in a case taken jointly by FIRST Union and E tū) that four drivers were permanent ...More >>
Kāpiti Council Living Wage Will Do More Harm Than Good
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:30:09 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the introduction of the living wage for all employees and contractors at Kāpiti Coast District Council, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “The problem with blanket living-wage policies is that they ...More >>
NZ Post's proposal to lay-off 700 posties - Postal Workers Union counter-proposal
Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:25:14 +1300 | Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa
Postal Workers Union counter-proposal response to NZ Post proposing to lay off 700 posties and expanding its ‘third class’ workforce The Postal Workers Union has a counter-proposal in response to NZ Post’s proposal to lay off all 700 posties ...More >>
Unite Union Offers Support To Freyberg Students Facing Disciplinary Action Over Protest
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:51:54 +1300 | Unite Union
Unite Union has offered professional advice and assistance to any Freyberg student facing disciplinary action over the recent protest at the school. “A school strike and protest in 2006 over youth rates drew very similar criticism at the time. In ...More >>
Minister - Don’t Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:02:49 +1300 | Early Childhood Education
“Getting rid of Pay Parity in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector will send a message that we don’t value qualified teachers,” says Kathy Wolfe, CE Te Rito Maioha. Pay Parity is not yet fully implemented, however when it is it “will ...More >>
Rotorua Workers Deserve To Be Paid Fairly
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:07:42 +1300 | Amalgamated Workers Union
59 members of the Amalgamated Workers Union NZ (AWUNZ) and 16 members of First Union have voted to go on strike after months of negotiations resulted in a failure to come to an agreement with their employer Infracore. Infracore is a CCO of Rotorua ...More >>
Hon. David Seymour On Newly Created Ministry Of Regulation, With The Newmarket And Parnell Business Associations
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:58:09 +1300 | Newmarket Business Association
Newmarket & Parnell, 15 March 2024 – This morning the Newmarket Business Association (NBA) and Parnell Business Association (PBA) hosted an exclusive breakfast with Hon. David Seymour, where he discussed his newly created Ministry of Regulation, ...More >>
E Tū TVNZ Members Launch Save Our Stories Campaign
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:15:48 +1300 | E tu
E tū, the union for journalists and media workers in Aotearoa, is today launching a campaign to stop the proposed changes at TVNZ. The Save Our Stories campaign is a response to last week’s announcement of a proposal for significant cuts across ...More >>
Scrapping Pay Parity Is Not The Solution To The ECE Sector Crisis
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:59:51 +1300 | NZEI
NZEI Te Riu Roa members working in early childhood education (ECE) say the Government should come clean on whether it is going to scrap pay parity for early childhood teachers. Pay parity means the pay rates of ECE qualified kaiako (teachers) are determined ...More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Council First District Council To Be An Accredited Living Wage Employer
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:12:51 +1300 | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is now an accredited Living Wage employer, the first district council in New Zealand to achieve the milestone. After a long process Council received accreditation from the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New ...More >>
Celebrating 10 Years Of Crankworx Rotorua
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:11:42 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The Government is proud to support the 10th edition of Crankworx Rotorua as the Crankworx World Tour returns to Rotorua from 16-24 March 2024, Minister for Economic Development Melissa Lee says. “Over the past 10 years as Crankworx Rotorua has ...More >>
Emerge Aotearoa Celebrates The Generator’s Success With Inspirational Expo
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:22:53 +1300 | NZ Generator
A highly successful initiative that assists people to start their own businesses and decrease their dependency on government support is celebrating with a sensational expo on 15 and 16 March at Ngā Tohu o Uenuku/Māngere Arts Centre. The Generator ...More >>
Forget The Handshake: Mastering LinkedIn Networking For Kiwi Businesses
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:33:36 +1300 | LinkedIn
Meet-and-greet business networking may soon be a thing of the past for New Zealand's small and medium businesses (SMEs)—worryingly, however, most Kiwi SMEs seemingly lack the mindset and skill set to adapt. While referrals and word-of-mouth (WOM) ...More >>
Government’s Employment Relations Priorities A Welcome Step In The Right Direction Says EMA
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:37:25 +1300 | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) says businesses across the country will welcome the government’s new employment relations priorities announced yesterday by the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister. EMA Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald ...More >>
Constant Contact Appoints New Executives To Enable Rapid Growth In The Asia Pacific Region
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:43:57 +1300 | Constant Contact
BRISBANE, AU, March 13th, 2024 -- Constant Contact , a digital marketing and automation platform used by millions of small businesses and nonprofits globally, today announced Gerard Smith as its new Asia Pacific (APAC) Head of Partnerships. The addition of ...More >>
Govt Workplace Priorities Focused On What Matters To Business
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:49:09 +1300 | Business New Zealand
BusinessNZ congratulates the Government for focusing on several issues around workplace relations, and supports the Minister as she signals changes central to business function in New Zealand. Chief Executive Kirk Hope says the areas outlined by Minister for ...More >>
Speech To Auckland Business Chamber
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:51:38 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Good evening everyone and thank you for that lovely introduction. More >>