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, […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
The end of an Educator’s era
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, […]
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 […]