by Young Workers Resource Centre | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog Posts
by Tony Stevens With the nation under house arrest and businesses being forced to close, you might be worried about whether you will still have a pay-check coming in. I don’t blame you. To help avoid the queasy sensation of financial insecurity, here is some legal...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog Posts
March 24th, 2020. New Zealand is at COVID-19 Alert Level 4 and in a declared Civil Defense Emergency which means everything is closed except for essential services, and Kiwis are urged to stay at home. Since we’re working from home too, we felt like it was a...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Feb 9, 2020 | Blog Posts
Our vision is “a fair and just future for every one” and one of the ways we contribute to achieving this is through the delivery of employment education to students all over the country. Right now, the Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) is looking for an Educator to...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog Posts, Tony's Bants, Uncategorized
Tony Stevens is a YWRC employment advocate, and educator; with a fierce interest in democracy done right. Employment justice for young people – that’s what the Young Workers Resource Centre stands for. Young workers in NZ are being treated like cannon fodder. They...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
Mel Martin has been with the YWRC for nearly seven years, and has seen a whole lot of workplace mistreatment. Something that really riles me up is when its made difficult for some people to access basic human rights, knowledge and information. Having access to...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Nov 3, 2019 | Blog Posts, Guest Blogger
Julia Wikeepa has been the YWRC’s 2019 Educator, and she has taught us a huge amount about compassion, kindness, and the importance of a team dynamic. As my contract here at the Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) nears its end, I thought it would be fitting to...
