Working people are pleased that research commissioned by the Government is consistent with what working people have being saying – that 90 day fire at will periods are a failed experiment.
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More balance in the economy needed to ensure strong growth in incomes of working people
“Sustainable increases in our incomes depends on more being produced for every person in New Zealand and from every hour worked, but increases are weak according to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics out today,” says Bill Rosenberg, CTU Economist.
Read more...Win for working people; Government bans importation of (most) asbestos
Working people have been demanding that the Government ban the importation of cancer causing asbestos for decades. Yesterday the Government took action and banned most importation of asbestos.
Read more...Health budget analysis: public health services at least $1.2 billion worse off than in 2009/10
For the seventh year in a row the Government’s health budget is well short of what is needed to cover increasing costs, demographic changes and new policy initiatives.
Read more...Holidays Act underpayment of up to 750,000 workers raised on international stage
CTU President Richard Wagstaff addressed the International Labour Organisation (the United Nations agency for work and employment) on Tuesday to focus global attention on the New Zealand government’s failure to protect working people in the face of the massive payroll systems failure that has left as many as three quarters of a million working New Zealanders out of pocket.
Read more...Speech by Richard Wagstaff to the Plenary Session of the International Labour Congress
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou koutoa
I want to use this occasion to talk about the importance of the Labour Inspectorate function in enforcing ILO instruments.
The payroll secret that is costing workers $500 a year
Fresh analysis of documents released this week show that MBIE pushed to keep secret the significant underpayment of up to a third of New Zealand workers under the Holidays Act, costing affected workers up to $500 a year while the issue remained unresolved.
Read more...The Budget: Ratings Agencies Should Be Pleased
The Budget wasn’t boring – it was a failure of a Government’s responsibility to New Zealanders. Its focus was on balancing the books and reducing debt. That is not what Governments are elected for: it is a means to an end, not an end in itself, and there are many ways to manage the government’s… Read more »
Read more...Health budget funding needs $691 million to maintain services
The Government’s health budget will need to increase by $691 million just to maintain current levels of service.
Read more...Government’s job creation strategies need a major boost
Working people are calling on the Government to significantly up their game in job creation, following a big rise in people looking for work.
CTU Secretary Sam Huggard says working people need to see a better plan from government to create jobs.
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