by Young Workers Resource Centre | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog Posts, Employment
As a young worker you’re more likely to need tips for dealing with a disciplinary meeting more than most other workers. Sometimes you might be quite shocked to hear that your boss wants to talk about your performance at work, and other times it might have been a...
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 21, 2018 | Blog Posts, Tony's Bants
Robots taking over human society has long been fodder for dystopian sci-fi movies like Terminator, The Matrix, I Robot, and Westworld. These stories are so compelling in part because of the real possibility that it could happen. What if I told you it is happening? No,...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog Posts, Tony's Bants
Hiring young people is an investment. There is a science behind managing young workers and many employers don’t put in the effort. But those that do have a powerful opportunity to develop the future of their business. Recently Massey University published a guidebook...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog Posts, Tony's Bants
Have I got your attention? Good. Before I continue let me qualify my opening statement. What I’m talking about here is exploitation and breaches of the minimum code. It’s rife among SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) in New Zealand and they are considerably...
