by Young Workers Resource Centre | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog Posts, Guest Blogger
Ko Taupiri te maungaKo Waikato te awaKo Pootatau Te Wherowhero te tangataHe piko he taniwhaHe piko he taniwhaWaikato taniwharauKia ora taatou! My name is Kauri and I’ve recently come on board as the Young Workers Resouce Centre’s new Educator! I’m 20-years-old, born...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | May 27, 2020 | Blog Posts, Guest Blogger
Melissa Goodman is an activist, a warrior for equality and fairness, and volunteer Chairperson for the Young Workers Resource Centre. Young people are affected by precarious identities. Rentals that are ever changing, as landlords hike rent prices ad hoc, flatmates...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | May 21, 2020 | Blog Posts
Every year non-profit organisations hold their Annual General Meetings at which the happenings of the past year are discussed, and a Governance Board for the coming year are nominated and selected. We are now seeking Expressions of Interest from enthusiastic...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog Posts, Tony's Bants
Tony Stevens is the YWRC Business Manager, our employment advocacy expert, and wellbeing advocate. To read more from Tony on his journey for peace, health, and happiness click right here: www.myhappinessrevolution.net/ I decided to revisit the wellbeing habits I’d...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog Posts, Tony's Bants
by Tony Stevens I hope that the government makes some significant changes to employment legislation in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown. The egregious power imbalance of the employment relations framework in New Zealand has been exposed on a widescale as a result of...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog Posts
by Mel Martin It’s April 1st, which means today is the day both of NZ’s minimum wage rates go for another historic increase. The Starting Out Wage for people 16-17 in their first six months of work will increase to $15.12, which is worked out at 80% of the...
