180 fuel tanker drivers at Pacific Fuel Haul have voted to walk off the job from December 16 for five days. The drivers are striking to protect modest redundancy provisions and for a fair and reasonable wage increase. FIRST Union Transport, Logistics and Manufacturing Secretary Jared Abbott, says the drivers are bearing the brunt of […]
The below first appeared at Stuff.co.nz on November 30th 2018. An important piece of employment legislation was implemented this week that has had less air time than the changes to the Employment Relations Act. It’s significant because it curbs the excesses of the very worst employers in this county; those that exploit migrant workers and […]
It’s great to see employers have led the way for a pay increase in the shearing industry. The New Zealand Shearing Contractors’ Association (NZSCA) represents contractors who employ sheep shearers as employees. In May 2018 they collectively voted for an increase in shearing industry rates. Disappointingly however, because there is no base award it was […]
New Immigration changes for international students came into effect yesterday (November 26th). One of the major changes is that migrant workers who are currently holding an Employer Assisted Visa (a visa which binds the workers to a particular employer and to a particular location of work) will be able to apply for an open work […]
It’s day five of the Go Bus lockout in the Waikato region. Go Bus CEO Callum Heslop has been captured on video this week, on the picket, blaming the Waikato Regional Council for the ongoing bus lockout. In a video of Mr Heslop addressing workers locked out by the operator, he is heard stating that […]
The New Zealand workers who make carpets for commercial and residential use at what’s touted as one of the top carpet manufacturers in the world have reached a stalemate with the company over wages and overtime. Sixty members at Godfrey Hirst carpets have fully withdrawn their labour for 48-hours (Thursday and Friday) as partial strike […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on the New Zealand bus company Go Bus to unconditionally end its lockout of bus drivers for exercising their right to take action to demand a living wage. The drivers had voted to stop taking fare money from passengers to show that they cannot continue to live […]
Iwi owned Go Bus Ltd has today issued a lock out notice to drivers in Hamilton. From 5am tomorrow morning bus drivers will not be able to access their workplace and will receive no income. The move by Go Bus Ltd follows a lengthy dispute between Go Bus and its drivers in Hamilton, Te, Awamutu […]
Christmas comes early for bus commuters in the Waikato this year as around 120 bus drivers will refuse to accept payment from passengers. Passengers will be receiving free rides on services provided by Go Bus in Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Otorohanga and Katikati from Monday (19th November) as drivers protest their abysmal wages. Drivers voted to […]
Today’s ‘black Friday’ sale at New Zealand’s largest computer and I.T. retailer is a dark day indeed for its workers. It seems PB Tech achieves its bargain basement prices through paying staff low wages. Minimum wage employer PB Tech is also in trouble with its workers over not paying staff for all time worked. The […]
