whatever we think of the Nats there does seem to be a fairly big principle at stake here that I thought Labour as a pro worker party would support. The unions are the workers servants. Surely those workers deserve to cast their vote on their own situation?
Moderation? Crikey! I haven't come to this site before but you moderate open mike???????? [Everyone goes in to moderation on their first comment - it lets us cull spam bots. Now your comments should go straight through. -- r0b]
I want to understand why all the left parties voted against the unions secret ballot bill today. I can understand that a lot of unions already do it but what is the problem with formalising democracy? I don't get it.
great post
Hi James, I think the section of the ERA that you have quoted applies to specified vulnerable workers, namely cleaners and those in the catering industry. Only those workers are entitled to transfer to a new employer on the same terms and conditions. My ...
And shame on Simon Mercep this morning for letting Fed Farmers spin him that outrageous line that farmers are already in part of the ETS through power prices and the like. He needs to man up if he wants to play with the big boys.
Justice has not been meted out. That would have happened if Bin Laden had been handed over to a neutral third party as offered by the taliban in 2001 and a proper trial happened. Justice of that sort was unacceptable to the US, and so it remains.
In addition to providing a new revenue stream( Christchurch rebuild anyone) a financial transaction tax imposed on transactions involving the NZ dollar could reduce the extreme fluctuations in the value of the dollar which cause exporters so much ...
Yes, John Key should front this issue. If the decision has been made to stop the recovery, he should front up and explain why (and I don't think many people will disagree that strongly with the decision, no matter what he promised) but good leadership ...
Its not a matter of being \"on call\" during the night. These workers are actually at work providing a service. Yes, even as they sleep. If they were not there even for a tiny portion of the night, both the employer and the residents would be at risk. The ...
Hi James, in fact the ERA mediation services can already be used by parties to a "contract for services" who have a problem. "Section 144A ERA Nothing in this Act prevents the chief executive from providing dispute resolution services to parties in work-...
One of the legal tests to determine whether a worker is a contractor or an employee relates to the amount of control a contractor/ employee has in the relationship. It always strikes me as being an absolute nonsense for a Principal(employer) to insist that...
If you live in Dunedin, there will be a similar protest at 12 pm in the Octagon, marching to the National Party office on Princes St.
If the Director of Office of Human Rights Proceedings decides that the case has sufficient merit, he can choose to represent Ms Fuller himself. He will look at the case with "fresh eyes" as the privacy commissioner says and made a decision as to whether it...
Quoth the Raven, the issue of private childcare facilites being private money making enterprises is a huge problem in my view but its not happenining because of the " professionalisation" of ECE workforce. Many studies have shown that the quality of ...
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wierd position here Molly. Not sure how you can argue in support of increasing professionalisation and then trot out the old arguments that have always been used to justify underfunding ECE.ie its not really teaching, mostly just caretaking" I sense an ...
Jenny, I agree that John Key is nasty and probably hardly dim at all. His joke was not in any sense "self deprecating" no matter how many times he says it was
BLiP, I completely agree re lisencing employers !!! Was just thinking exactly the same thing myself yesterday( thought I was the only one) and jumped out of my seat when I saw your suggestion. Crikey!! ( ps Bill I am a lawyer)
Garth McVicar's view of 'sensible sentencing" Summed up for me a while ago when I heard him commenting about a 150 year sentence handed down to an elderly criminal in the US. "now that's a sensible sentence! Garth you knob!! (but it did give me a huge ...
The huge lignite deposits in Southland and the Great South Basin oil fields might be making fossil fuels a particularly attractive proposition at this point. Especially for those who don't really believe that climate change is a dangerous reality or who do...
Re employee's owning shares in the company they work for I am thinking of Enron and the disaster that shareholding was for its employees. Its really only a good idea if the shareholding provides some actual control of the company.
Brett, not only would privatising increase the cost but there is a risk that if/when things get tough for them, such insurance companies just up and leave, go into liquidation or whatever leaving the insured person without cover. I heard of at least one ...
Don't forget you can ask your own questions of our venerable leaders this election by submitting your video at www.youtube.co.nz/debate... :)
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