Pacific

Improvement in employment figures but not fast enough

4 Nov 2010 - 11:25

Today’s Statistics NZ figures showing unemployment at 6.4 percent is a welcome step in the right direction but the improvement is neither fast enough nor substantial enough, said the CTU.

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Government complacency failing the unemployed 5.8.10

5 Aug 2010 - 12:35

Unemployment has jumped significantly according to the latest release from Statistics NZ who describe the labour market as ‘volatile’. The figure of 6.8% shows that the recession is not over for many. There are 159,000 unemployed, or 255,700 jobless.

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Polytech Bill stifles workers’ voice 18.12.09

18 Dec 2009 - 08:57

The Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill which has passed its third reading in Parliament severs essential links that Polytechnics have with local communities and doesn’t recognise the knowledge that they have of their own communities’ educational and training needs, said CTU President Helen Kelly today.

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Government should deliver four weeks leave for fathers - Komiti Pasefika 8.12.09

8 Dec 2009 - 11:33

The Council of Trade Unions Komiti Pasefika is calling on the Government to implement the recommendations from the Families Commission to provide four weeks’ paid parental leave (PPL) for new fathers.

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Mixed news on job front 24.11.09

24 Nov 2009 - 12:08

The CTU gave a cautious welcome to expansion of the youth Job Ops scheme and the improvement in youth unemployment figures announced today.

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Komiti Pasefika calls on Kiwis to help tsunami victims

1 Oct 2009 - 09:01

The NZ Council of Trade Unions Komiti Pasefika says the tsunami which has hit Samoa and Tonga is a tragedy for thousands of workers and their families both in New Zealand and overseas and is encouraging New Zealanders to donate generously.

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Open season for exploitation of workers

4 Jun 2009 - 09:59

The CTU has deplored the Government’s removal of the minimum wage protection for workers on the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme. Allowing employers to make deductions which will reduce pay rates below the minimum of $12.50 per hour will significantly increase exploitation of RSE workers and undermine the credibility of the scheme, said CTU Vice-President Richard Wagstaff.

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Worrying trends in unemployment figures

7 May 2009 - 13:28

The CTU says that although unemployment at 5 percent, or 115,000 people, is less than many had forecast at this time, there are some worrying trends in the figures.

Youth unemployment is at 19.6 percent, for those aged 20-24 years it is 12 percent, Maori unemployment is 11.9 percent and Pacific peoples at 13.1 percent.

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How To Remember Work Rights? Union Campaign Helps Young Workers Leading Into Summer Holiday

1 Nov 2007 - 12:38

How do young workers remember their work rights? Some of the details can be tricky for new workers but every New Zealander should know their minimum entitlements by law, says the Council of Trade Unions Komiti Pasefika.

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