Monday, 10 May 2021, 1:16 pm
Are Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) truly the work of the
devil? Given the vehement response to them last week by (a)
employer groups and (b) by their parliamentary friends on
the extreme right, you could be forgiven for thinking these
FPA things will mean curtains for commerce as we’ve known
it for the past 30 years. Believe me, they won’t. Less
excitable types will regard FPAs as heralding only a mild
shift towards a more centralised form of bargaining over
wages and conditions, much akin to what other successful
economies (eg Germany) have recognised for
decades.
Article – Gordon Campbell Are Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) truly the work of the devil? Given the vehement response to them last week by (a) employer groups and (b) by their parliamentary friends on the extreme right, you could be forgiven for thinking these FPA things will mean …
Are Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs) truly the work of the devil? Given the vehement response to them last week by (a) employer groups and (b) by their parliamentary friends on the extreme right, you could be forgiven for thinking these FPA things will mean curtains for commerce as we’ve known it for the past 30 years. Believe me, they won’t. Less excitable types will regard FPAs as heralding only a mild shift towards a more centralised form of bargaining over wages and conditions, much akin to what other successful economies (eg Germany) have recognised for decades.
Letters: QR scans, fair pay, PC gone mad, under delivery, and silencing the military
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
8 minutes to read
In a letter in Thursday s Herald Heng Teoh wrote that all retailers should refuse to serve any person who failed to scan the QR code. Photo / Greg Bowker
In a letter in Thursday s Herald Heng Teoh wrote that all retailers should refuse to serve any person who failed to scan the QR code. Photo / Greg Bowker
NZ Herald
QR scans elude the phoneless In a letter in Thursday s Herald Heng Teoh wrote that all retailers should refuse to serve any person who failed to scan the QR code.
Govt reveals overhaul of employment laws Fri, 7 May 2021, 2:49PM
Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood announced Cabinet s decisions on fair pay agreements, saying legislation could be passed next year. (Photo / Alex Burton)
Govt reveals overhaul of employment laws Fri, 7 May 2021, 2:49PM
The Government has released its decisions on how unions and employers would interact to set fair pay agreements, which would represent the biggest shift in industrial relations since the early 1990s.
A key manifesto pledge of the Labour Party in 2017, the agreements would aim to standardise and improve terms and conditions across entire industries or occupations. Labour says the agreements have significant similarities to Australia s modern awards system.
One in 10 workers could trigger fair pay agreement process, in step towards collective bargaining
7 May, 2021 01:00 AM
6 minutes to read
Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood announced Cabinet s decisions on fair pay agreements, saying legislation could be passed next year. Photo / Alex Burton
Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood announced Cabinet s decisions on fair pay agreements, saying legislation could be passed next year. Photo / Alex Burton
The Government has released its decisions on how unions and employers would interact to set fair pay agreements, which would represent the biggest shift in industrial relations since the early 1990s.
A key manifesto pledge of the Labour Party in 2017, the agreements would aim to standardise and improve terms and conditions across entire industries or occupations. Labour says the agreements have significant similarities to Australia s modern awards system.