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, […]
Tips for solving work issues
Solving an issue at work can be one of the most daunting experiences, and often it’s difficult to know where to start. Our best piece of advice is to get in touch with us for some guidance; but if you’re […]
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 […]
Tony’s Bants: Navigating wellbeing in isolation…
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 started […]
Tony’s Bants: COVID – An opportunity to give workers more rights…
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 […]
Q&A: Getting paid during the lockdown…
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 […]
Where to start…
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 […]
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 […]