YWRC | EDUCATOR | 0.8 FTE | AUCKLAND Closing date: Monday 16 March 2020 Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides employment relations education and advocacy to young people aged 15-35. YWRC is committed to our […]
Tony’s Bants: The importance of employment education…
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 […]
Choose your employment advocate carefully!
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 […]
The Mind Wanders – Employment Standards and Exploited Labour
Melissa Goodman is a Hamilton-local activist, and acting-Chairperson for the Young Workers Resource Centre, with a passion for social justice. I’ve worked at several places where my colleagues one by one have left for greener pastures, running from dysfunctional workplaces. […]
Tony’s Bants: Three day weekends?!
Picture this: three-day weekends for the rest of your working life. Sounds good doesn’t it? That’s what New Zealand company Perpetual Guardian is campaigning for, after trialling four-day work weeks last year. The legal services trust gave all their full-time […]
JOB VACANCY: Educator, Fixed-Term
The Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) are looking for an educator to add to their team of change makers and big dreamers located in Hamilton City. If you are someone who is passionate about and committed to empowering young people, […]
Tony’s Bants: The rise of the “gig economy”…
The age of freelancers is upon us and if our society is not prepared people are going to be left behind. A new economy has emerged out of the embryonic fluid of the digital age. The gig economy, a love […]
The future of employment for rangitahi.
So, we’ve been reading a lot about the Tomorrow’s Schools recommendation to “shake up” NZ’s education system. The Tomorrow’s Schools Review is a part of the Government’s Education Work Programme, led by an independent taskforce to set recommendations on the […]
Tony’s Bants: It’s time to take mental health in the workplace seriously
Is work a safe place for our minds? Let’s talk about how we can bring mental wellbeing in the workplace up to speed with physical health and safety – Tony Stevens, Mental Health Advocate. ———————————————————————————————————————- I didn’t feel like going […]