Today’s Union News coverage spans wages, public sector restructuring, and employment disputes. Several stories focus on unfair dismissal cases and workers’ rights, with union voices featuring across health and innovation sector changes.
Union coverage
- Workers First – How many people earn minimum wage? And why are so many just above? | RNZ News
- PSA – Health NZ staff face second email address change within months | RNZ News
- CTU – Australia’s wage boost widens gap with New Zealand minimum pay – The Front Page – NZ Herald Sandra Grey interviewed for The Front Page podcast
Employment
- ‘Chaos’ at Callaghan Innovation as Government delays dissolution plan | The Post (PSA mentioned)
- Unpaid on the job training leaving female-dominated professions behind | RNZ News
- Waverley’s Hind Quarters Cafe & Bar ordered to pay $23,000 after firing worker over text message | RNZ News
- Things aren’t working out’: Young worker fired by email wins $17,000 payout | Stuff
- Wellness clinic managers lose legal bid to claim they were permanent employees | Stuff
- What employers need to know about upholding ‘Pasifika values’ – lawyer | NZ Herald (paywalled)
- Christchurch mother calls for bereavement leave to rise from three to 10 days | NZ Herald
- Job seekers find grass is greener down on the farm | Waikato Times