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Electricity price review welcome, Greens will continue to push for cheaper, cleaner, power for Kiwis

The Green Party is welcoming the release of stage one Electricity Price Review report and will continue to push for a transition to 100% renewable energy whilst ensuring fair pricing for houses and businesses alike, Green Party Energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today.

Source A Green Party release

Electricity sector review highlights strengths and future needs

The BusinessNZ Energy Council has welcomed MBIE’s review of the New Zealand electricity sector.

Zero accuracy in business survey on ERA changes

The Employment and Manufacturers Association and Business New Zealand have released the annual Mood of the Boardroom survey in association with the New Zealand Herald.

Source A FirstUnion release

Thousands of workers show their support for ERA changes

Changes to employment law in the Employment Relations Amendment Bill are a topic of hot debate, today over 1000 workers showed their support for the proposed changes at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium.

Source A FirstUnion release

Kaitaia workers left with more questions than answers – unions request assistance from ministers

Workers at the JNL/ Juken Triboard Wood Products Mill in Kaitaia remain concerned after today’s company announcement that the mill would be undergoing a major upgrade, and around 40 jobs may be on the chopping block.

Source A FirstUnion release

New wage deal at Countdown distribution sets bench mark for triangular employment

Nearly a thousand workers covered by collective agreements at Countdown’s distribution centres (in Christchurch, Palmerston North, and Auckland), will see their hourly wage go to a minimum of $25 this year in a new deal that sets a new bench mark for how companies engage labour-hire workers.

Source A FirstUnion release

New Chair scrutinises leaky building and other regulations

Victoria University of Wellington’s new Chair in Regulatory Practice, officially launched yesterday, is set to be New Zealand’s hub for regulatory-related research and learning, and could ensure something like the leaky building crisis never happens again.

Source A Victoria University Release

Fonterra ‘matchmaking service’ set to transform work at the co-op

Fonterra employees will be able to spend up to a third of their time on projects outside their day jobs in what is believed to be a New Zealand-first initiative.

Juken signals job losses from multi-million upgrade of Kaitaia Triboard mill

Juken New Zealand has started talking to staff over likely job losses as it plans to spend millions of dollars upgrading its Triboard mill in Kaitaia

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Group appointed to conduct Hawke's Bay Food Innovation Hub study

Progress continues for Hawke’s Bay Food Innovation Hub Sapere Research Group has been appointed to carry out a feasibility study and business case for the creation of a Hawke’s Bay Food Innovation Hub.

Source/ReadMore A Voxy release

CTU welcomes next step of Employment Relations Amendment Bill

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is pleased to see progress on the coalition Government’s commitment to rebalancing working people’s rights, President Richard Wagstaff says.

Source A CTU release

Workplace relations minister to get greater power over vulnerable worker list

Parliament's education and workforce select committee heeded union submissions on the first tranche of an employment law overhaul which would let the workplace relations minister add new groups to the list of vulnerable employees