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Staff at managed isolation and quarantine facilities (MIQs) will be among the first to get the Covid-19 vaccine. (File photo) That’s about 12,000 workers, a Ministry of Health spokesperson said. The people they live with will also be vaccinated. Once vaccination of this group starts, it s expected to be completed within two to three weeks. “Vaccinating our frontline staff will provide a critical additional line of defence to keep them well and help prevent Covid-19 entering the community,” the spokesperson said. “It’s an extra layer to help protect New Zealanders and our economy against future outbreaks.”
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Media release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation
Wednesday 3 February 2021, 04:04 PM
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says around 100 of its members working for the Family Planning Association (FPA) as nurses, medical receptionists/administrators and health promoters have voted to strike from 7.00am on 16 February to 7.00am on 17 February 2021.
The strike notice was issued this week after members rejected the latest offer in collective agreement negotiations, because it failed to fully address longstanding wage inequity and did not provide a tangible process to achieve this.
NZNO Lead Advocate Chris Wilson says FPA staff are simply asking for their expertise to be recognised by giving them equitable pay.
Source:Â New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) says around 100 of its members working for the Family Planning Association (FPA) as nurses, medical receptionists/administrators and health promoters have voted to strike from 7.00am on 16 February to 7.00am on 17 February 2021.
The strike notice was issued this week after members rejected the latest offer in collective agreement negotiations, because it failed to fully address longstanding wage inequity and did not provide a tangible process to achieve this.
NZNO Lead Advocate Chris Wilson says FPA staff are simply asking for their expertise to be recognised by giving them equitable pay.
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:36 am, February 4th, 2021 - 73 comments
Holy hell.
Because they are coming out with the most outlandishly stupid stuff.
Like Paora Goldsmith who thinks that as part of New Zealand history our kids should be educated about how Smith and Caugheys developed their business model, rather than how the Treaty of Waitangi and the subsequent egregious breaches are fundamental parts of our history that have shaped Aotearoa New Zealand society.
New Zealand’s first draft plan to teach our own history in schools has been slammed as “unbalanced” by the Opposition National Party.
The long-awaited draft curriculum for what are called “Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories” is structured around just three “big ideas” – all about Māori and colonisation. They are:
Covid 19 coronavirus: Strong argument for mandatory vaccination for some workers
1 Feb, 2021 12:19 AM
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Chris Hipkins and Dr Ashley Bloomfield on latest Covid-19 updates.
RNZ
Questions are being asked about whether it should be mandatory for employees, including healthcare workers, to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
Vaccines are already available overseas, with New Zealand slated to start getting next month.
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Buckett said employers can make providing proof of vaccination a requirement for getting a job - subject to possible exceptions, such as religious or medical grounds.