MIL-OSI New Zealand: DHB OCS workers vote to strike – E tū
Source: Etu Union E tū members employed by hospital contractor, OCS have voted to strike over the company’s failure to agree the same pay deal for them as directly employed DHB workers covered by the new DHB MECA, settled just before Christmas. The affected members, who work at Hawkes Bay DHB and Wairarapa DHB voted […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Hospital specialists under increasing pressure due to under-estimated strength of strikes
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “Health bosses have under-estimated both the level of support for the ongoing strikes by resident (junior) doctors and the impact on hospital specialists who are shouldering heavy workloads as a result,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). Resident medical officers (RMOs) who […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Timber company fined after two workers sustain serious injuries
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 1 February 2019 Two similar health and safety failings within three months have cost Rotorua timber company Claymark Limited over $680,000 in fines, reparations and costs. WorkSafe says that one serious injury on a company’s watch is bad enough, but that a second in close succession shows an unacceptable approach to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Miller appointed Chair of ACC Investment Committee
Source: Accident Compensation Commission (ACC) Released 04/02/19 Experienced board director James Miller has been appointed Chair of the ACC Board Investment Committee effective from 1 February, ACC Board Chair Dame Paula Rebstock announced today. Mr Miller has been an ACC Board member since 2013 and a member of the Board Investment Committee during that time. […]
Read More →Westpac leads the pack – E tū
Source: Etu Union E tū congratulates Westpac for becoming an accredited Living Wage Employer. Westpac is the first bank to become a Living Wage bank, following other large corporates like Vector and AMP. While the bank’s directly employed staff are not affected, the workers employed by contractors will be getting a big pay bump as […]
Read More →The outlook for 2019
Source: Council Of Trade Unions (CTU) – Press Release/Statement: Headline: The outlook for 2019 This commentary looks at the year ahead. The Prime Minister has described this as the year of ‘delivery’ for the Government and she aint wrong. In addition we need to keep an eye on what’s happening in New Zealand’s economy and […]
Read More →Next step for Fair Pay Agreements – E tū
Source: Etu Union E tū, the largest private sector trade union in New Zealand, is pleased with the recommendations of the Fair Pay Agreement working group, released today. The report includes strong arguments for the need to change the system to be fairer for workers. It explains how similar industry-wide bargaining systems have been crucial […]
Read More →Fair Pay Agreements; making work fairer for Kiwis
Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU “Working Kiwis are a step closer to having fairness at work with today’s announced recommendations from the working party on Fair Pay Agreements,” said CTU President, Richard Wagstaff. “New Zealanders deserve jobs that pay enough to live on, with working hours and conditions that allow them to spend […]
Read More →Unite Organiser vacancy in Wellington
Source: Unite Union New Zealand Unite has a vacancy for a permanent Organiser based in Wellington The successful applicant will be based in our Wellington office, but will also have responsibility for members working members in Wairarapa. They will primarily be recruiting and organising workers in the Fast Food sector but also in some other […]
Read More →Working in high temperatures – E tū
Source: Etu Union 29 January 2019 There are no legal limits as to what temperatures workers can safely work in. But your employers has a duty of care to provide a safe environment. You also have rights with respect to this. If workers have reasonable grounds, they can refuse unsafe work but need to be […]
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