The Government has announced their proposed changes to contractor law, following the Uber judgment in the Court of Appeal. This has been covered across most media platforms with responses from union spokespeople. In other union news, MUNZ are taking legal action regarding the Manahau. In economic news, Stuff is reporting that figures due to be released by Stats NZ on Thursday are expected to show the economy may have slipped back into recession for the third time in less than two years.
Union coverage
- CTU: Contract law changes: Simplifying or complicating?
- FIRST: Govt aims to clarify contractor law following Uber case
- E tū: Government outlines changes to contractors
- MUNZ: Maritime Union taking legal action after being blocked from visiting Manahau crew
- RMTU: Commuters urged to look ahead as nine days of industrial action planned
Employment
- Government to change law stipulating whether workers are contractors or employees
- Education body calls for overhaul of early learning rules, ‘ineffective’ teacher to child ratios
Politics
- Govt says crime dropping in Auckland’s CBD
- Transport minister pushed ahead with weaker tailpipe standards to meet car industry’s deadline
- New GE laws won’t have ethical considerations, precautionary approach
- Firearms Minister Nicole McKee won’t rule out trying to bring back banned guns
- OIA delay watchdog failing own timeliness targets
- Thousands ‘suffering needlessly’ in ACC disputes
- Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke wins young world politician of the year award
Te Ao Māori
- Why the new Māori Education Advisory Group is important
- Manawatū iwi believed first indigenous group to name a genome sequence
- Stacey Morrison: ‘Please don’t be embarrassed about using te reo Māori around me’
Economics
- GDP figures expected to show chance of ‘triple-dip’ recession
- Kiwibank CEO questions whether 100% local ownership needs to stay
- Government planning regulations reform for NZX-listed companies: ‘We’re going to remove those rules’