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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, a Catholic aid, development and social justice agency, says it has both reservations and relief over the government’s 2009 Budget. The agency welcomed the the government maintaining benefits and family support at the...
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Westpac, the bank that has put clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin into receivership is saying there is no money to cover the redundancy entitlements or unpaid holiday pay of workers who have lost their jobs in the process, and ’someone...
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The Otago Daily Times is reporting that the dairy industry will be releasing details from a case study under the Government’s greenhouse gas “footprinting strategy” next Friday. Fonterra, the worlds largest milk company, has been...
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The New Zealand Herald reported this morning that Justice Minister Simon Power wants to see judges alone as opposed to 12 jurors decide the sentences for people facing charges punishable by less than three years’ jail.
The proposed revamp is...
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Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson announced earlier this week that the Department of Labour’s Pay and Employment Equity Unit (PEE) will be disestablished as part of the re-prioritizing of Government spending currently being undertaken. The...
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Up to 200 people face redundancy at the Ministry of Social Development, the ministry responsible for social welfare and student loans, in a “structural change” which was announced this afternoon. The staff affected will include managers,...
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240 flight attendants employed by Air New Zealand subsidiary Zeal 320 Ltd began four days of industrial action yesterday as part of their campaign for fair pay. The cabin crew gave notice of strike action and the employer responded by issuing a...
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New Zealand’s unemployment rate is now 5.3%, the highest in 6 years. The latest Household Labour Force Survey shows 115,000 people out of work but still actively looking as of the end of March. Social development minister Paula Bennett says the...
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Jim Salinger, one of New Zealand’s top climate scientists, has been fired from his job at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa). Salinger, a common guest in various media, is reported to have been sacked for ignoring a...
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The Century-old Christchurch based clothing-maker Lane Walker Rudkin (LWR) Industries, which has hosiery and garment factories in Christchurch; garment manufacturers in Greytown and Pahiatua; a sock factory in Timaru and a sports apparel factory in...
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