Striking Waikato Hospital worker Joe Bryan is only receiving above the minimum wage after serving 27 years in his job. He says the Waikato DHB is failing their lowest paid workers.
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NewsWaikato Hospital staff strike for Living Wage
The strike started at midnight and will run for 24 hours, with members of Unite Union picketing outside the hospital from 7am today.
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Solomon Islands’ youth seek new paths to employment
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters discussed employment opportunities in the Solomon Islands and met with Youth trying to carve new job opportunities for their future.
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Porirua council new living wage employer
More than 120 staff at the Porirua City Council are set to get a pay increase as the council confirms it will pay the living wage of $21.15 as a minimum rate. Local manawhenua Ngāti Toa have congratulated the council for adopting the policy.
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BUDGET 2019: $593m funds to support Māori and Pasifika
More than half a billion dollars has been allocated over four years to support Māori and Pacific aspirations, signalled as one of five priority areas under the Wellbeing Budget 2019.
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Govt boost forestry to drive regional development
Regional development has received support through the funding of forestry and employment initiatives in Budget 2019, both areas of significance in the East Coast where Gisborne District Councillor Meng Foon welcomes the announcements.
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Positive changes to employment law for Kiwi workers
All working New Zealanders can look forward to more employment benefits due to significant changes in employment law as of May 6. An advocate for employees who have been victims of unfair dismissals says the changes are overdue.
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Big Ben, small wages? Iconic pie makers on strike
The low cost favorite Big Ben Pies is "regrettably brought to you by low wages," says FIRST Union.
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Moana NZ workers strike for living wage
Fisheries workers at the country's largest iwi-owned fishing company, Moana New Zealand, are taking strike action today and demanding to be paid the living wage.
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Opportunities for Māori in MIT's new $55mil tech facility
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins says the government can do more for Māori employment. This comes as a new $55mil tech facility is announced for the Manukau Institute of Technology.
