Work-Life Balance

Super shake-up poses many risks

7 Dec 2010 - 17:32

The recommendation to increase the age of entitlement for NZ Super to 67 years would, if implemented, be tough on many workers, said the CTU today in response to the report by the Retirement Commissioner.

To remove universal entitlement at age 65 but replace it with a selective means tested benefit for some people until they are 67 is a major change to a universal entitlement.

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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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Rest break Bill treats workers unfairly

27 Oct 2009 - 17:31

The changes introduced by the Government today to legislation providing entitlements to workers for rest and meal breaks are unnecessary and ignore the basis of the current provisions, said CTU President Helen Kelly.

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The good and the bad of the Holidays Act Review

3 Jun 2009 - 16:37

Today’s announcement on the Holidays Act Review by the Minister of Labour has elements that will reassure workers but will also raise concerns, said CTU Vice President Richard Wagstaff.

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THE UNIONIST: ACC Privatisation, flexible work, work rights wage drive

4 Jul 2008 - 16:45

In The Unionist this week: National's plans for accident compensation, new work rights to request flexible working arrangements come in to force, the launch of the EPMU's work rights campaign, and economic news this week.

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Flexible work needed to balance work and life demands

30 Jun 2008 - 16:18

“A new work right for employees with care responsibilities to request flexible working arrangements reflects workers’ increasing need for balance in their lives,” CTU secretary Carol Beaumont said today, ahead of the new flexible work law coming into effect tomorrow.

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Time is right for flexible working hours

21 Nov 2007 - 19:04

“The time is right for workers to have the right to request flexible working hours, and provisions passed into law tonight are an excellent step towards building a culture that recognises workers' responsibilities outside of the workplace,” CTU secretary Carol Beaumont said tonight.

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Carol Beaumont: Opinion piece on flexible working hours legislation

10 Sep 2007 - 16:18

What is it about Sue Kedgley’s Bill introducing a legislative right to request flexible working hours for some workers that is causing so much apparent concern among some in the business lobby?

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Flexible Working Hours Is A Union Concern

6 Nov 2006 - 12:21

"Unions know that the pressure to balance work and family life is a major problem for many workers, and we are excited to be campaigning alongside community groups for a legislative right to request flexible working hours," CTU president Ross Wilson said today at the launch of the Quality Flexible Working Hours Coalition.

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