Around 70 released prisoners per month are being placed into employment under a government initiative. The programme is designed to help remove some of the barriers released offenders face when trying to turn their lives around.
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Central and local govt team up to improve youth employment
A new partnership will focus on education, rangatahi mentoring, driver licensing and health.
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Volunteer staff praised for their response to 24-hour nurses strike
Staff at hospitals around the country are being praised for their response to the 24-hour nurses strike which ended at 7am this morning.
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30,000 nurses and healthcare workers walk off the job today
Around 30,000 nurses and healthcare workers have walked off the job today as part of a nationwide strike.
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30,000 nurses and healthcare workers to strike Thursday
Nurses and healthcare workers have rejected the latest pay offer from DHBs. The proposed 24-hour strike will now likely go ahead.
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MBIE and IRD servants strike today
More than 4000 members at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Inland Revenue will take part in a two-hour strike today.
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Picket support for HOYTS staff threatened with lock-out
Unite union members and supporters are taking industrial action in support of HOYTS cinema staff who have rejected pay negotiations by management. Staff members have been threatened with a month-long lockout should they take any strike action.
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Farmers retail store workers strike
Workers are asking for the Living Wage and an end to the performance pay system.
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Public service gets new gender pay principles
The government has reached a major milestone in its commitment to eliminate the gender pay gap in the public service, as new Gender Pay Principles are launched.
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Hard-working kuia supports Ageing Workforce strategy
Predictions are that the number of aged workers will rise to 1.2 million in 2036 and the challenge put to employers by the EMA's White Paper on the Aged Workforce is to build policies and strategies to support workers who are 50 plus.
