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Ports of Auckland Settles Employee Privacy Complaints
Monday, 2 December 2013, 10:55 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Privacy complaints made by four Ports of Auckland employees last year have been resolved with the assistance of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. All parties agree that, in the circumstances, the matter has been resolved satisfactorily and the terms ... More >>
Call for Govt to regulate forestry employment conditions
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 10:48 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
With news of the eighth forestry worker killed at work this year alone, CTU President Helen Kelly is calling on Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, for immediate interim regulation of the forestry industry’s employment practices to put a stop to the ... More >>
Will Govt purchasing deals prevent support for Living Wage?
Friday, 22 November 2013, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Government is about to sign a Government Procurement Agreement in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that could stop future central and local governments giving an advantage to local suppliers to help economic development. More >>
Give Us A Break – 1000's join nationwide tea break event
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 9:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Give Us A Break – 1000's join nationwide tea break event Thousands of workers in hundreds of workplaces around the country are taking part in a nationwide tea break this morning to celebrate the tea break, before the Government changes Employment ... More >>
Labour Day – not a holiday for all
Friday, 25 October 2013, 9:17 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Labour Day is a public holiday marking the 8 hour working day, but for many workers this is no longer the reality says CTU Secretary Peter Conway. “There will be many workers who will not get a paid public holiday on Monday simply because they are ... More >>
District Court Wrong on Charanpreet Dhaliwal's Death
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 9:15 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The decision yesterday by the Waitakere District Court that the employer of murdered security guard Charanpreet Dhaliwal did not need to take further steps to ensure his safety lowers the bar for all workers making them all less safe, CTU President ... More >>
Unions Respond to Review of Retirement Income
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Unions have responded today to the release of the draft Review of Retirement Income Policy. More >>
Over 635,000 New Zealand workers in insecure work
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 11:13 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The CTU releases its report into insecure work, Under Pressure: Insecure Work in New Zealand at its Biennial Conference – Fairness at Work, held today in Wellington. CTU President, Helen Kelly says “whether we call it casualisation, precarious work, ... More >>
Full-time workers’ earnings rise by only 1 percent
Friday, 4 October 2013, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Median weekly earnings for full-time workers, who make up by far the largest group of wage and salary earners in the work force, increased only 1.4% over the year, according to the New Zealand Income Survey,” says CTU economist Bill Rosenberg. ... More >>
More investment needed in tertiary education
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Peter Conway, CTU Secretary says more investment is needed in tertiary education to lift the opportunities for people to gain relevant skills. More >>
CTU responds to Minister’s attack on Health and Safety reps
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 4:33 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The attack by ACC Minister on the training of Health and Safety representatives today undermines the commitment over 27,000 workers have made to taking on the challenging role of representing workers in health and safety in their workplaces”, said Helen ... More >>
CTU calls on Minister to resign
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 9:12 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“Comments by ACC Minister Judith Collins today that there is not a health and safety issue in New Zealand workplaces is so unbelievable and so out of touch that she should either resign or the Prime Minister should dismiss her”, CTU President Helen Kelly ... More >>
CTU welcomes new Spokesperson roles
Monday, 23 September 2013, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU President Helen Kelly is pleased to welcome Andrew Little to the important Labour Spokesperson role. More >>
Govt intervention in Pay Equity case no way to mark Suffrage Day
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Reports today that the Minister of Labour may consider intervening in the recent historic pay equity victory for Kristine Bartlett and thousands of other low paid women workers is no way to mark 120 years of Women’s Suffrage, says CTU President ... More >>
Some GDP growth – but jobs way behind
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“While it is good to see economic growth remained positive despite the drought, we have yet to see the strong job growth that is need to seriously knock a hole in unemployment and joblessness”, says CTU Economic Bill Rosenberg. More >>
Monetary Policy – More Focus on Employment Needed
Thursday, 12 September 2013, 10:26 am | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
“The slow fall in unemployment anticipated by the Reserve Bank reinforces the need for wider objectives of monetary policy,” says Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist. More >>
Māori workers stand up for Fairness at Work
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
CTU Vice President Maori Syd Keepa will today present to the Select Committee on behalf of Te Runanga o Nga Kaimahi Māori (Māori arm of the union movement) and Māori workers around the country, against the governments proposed employment law ... More >>
HRC says Employment Relations Amendment Bill breaches rights
Friday, 6 September 2013, 4:23 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The Human Rights Commission ('the HRC') has made a very strong submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill currently before the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee. The HRC's submission demonstrates increasing official ... More >>
Youth guarantee expansion a start, but jobs still missing
Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Today's announcement by Steven Joyce that all New Zealanders under 25 will be able to access fee-free level 1 and 2 training is positive, but just a drop in the bucket for the nearly 57,000 young people out of work, said Asher Goldman, Co-convenor, ... More >>
Young workers cast aside by Minister Bridges
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
With over 11 000 workers fired under the 90 days legislation, it is disappointing that the Minister of Labour hasn’t bothered to look at the impact on young people given one of the stated reasons for the law was to get young workers into the workforce, ... More >>
