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, […]
What is More Important..?
What is more important, a job that pays, or a job that you love? We’ve been asking our friends and followers that exact question and while the answer for some is an easy “a job you love”, there’s a lot […]
Employment Policies – Elections
With elections looming and political parties vying for your attention, we wanted to make your job easier by dissecting their employment policies! Rangatahi in employment is where our values lie. Below is a list of NZ’s major political parties, followed […]
Introducing Kauri…
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 […]
Young workers, we hear you!
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 […]
Seeking Expressions of Interest for Governance!
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 […]
2020 Minimum Wage increase.
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 […]
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 […]