Today the NZPFU gave FENZ notice of a one-hour full strike/stoppage from noon to 1pm on 17 October 2025.

By NZ Professional Firefighters Union
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Tokoroa — Workers at Carter Holt Harvey’s (CHH) Tokoroa plywood factory are reeling after the company announced plans to shut the site, putting over 100 local jobs on the chopping block.

By E tu
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Nelson — Sealord workers in Nelson are devastated after the company today announced a proposal to close its coated fish factory, which would see nearly 80 jobs axed.

By E tu
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As recent economic turbulences continue, New Zealand's labour market is transforming at a rapid rate.

By NCP Limited
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Public Service Minister Judith Collins’ admission in Parliament that the Government is looking at restricting public sector workers' fundamental right to strike is deeply concerning and demands further explanation, says the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.

By PSA
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Workers at Tegel’s Christchurch plant are demanding urgent action after chemical exposure on Monday left one person in hospital and many others off work sick.

By E tu
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Auckland — Workers First Union members who worked at Victoria Park New World, which was severely damaged by a fire in mid-June, say that Foodstuffs North Island managers appear to be reneging on their commitment to rehire all supermarket staff who are losing jobs and income as a result of the fire, with final paycheques due on Monday 4 August and around 40% of workers still without job offers.

By Workers First Union
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Pak’N'Save Richmond workers are calling out their "Kiwi owned and operated" bosses after a 6-month bargaining ordeal for attempting to drive down average supermarket wages, undermining union rights, and giving loyal staff a raw deal, all the while pocketing healthy profits for themselves.

By Workers First Union
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The Free Speech Union (FSU) announced today it will be appealing an Employment Authority decision on behalf of a former Inland Revenue employee, Christine Massof.

By Women's Rights Party
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union have been negotiating a collective employment agreement for career firefighters since 16 July 2024.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Kmart workers are celebrating Monday after Workers First Union members ratified a new 2-year pay deal that includes minimum living wages after six months' service for both 2025 and 2026, union-only bonuses and more.

By Workers First Union
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By Workers First Union
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E tū is condemning the Government’s new employment law proposals as the worst attack on workers’ rights in a generation, warning they will entrench low pay and precarious work across many industries.

By E tu
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All workers will be in the firing line for instant dismissal regardless of circumstances under a law change now before Parliament.

By PSA
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BusinessNZ supports the introduction of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, saying the changes will have a positive impact across New Zealand’s economy.

By Business NZ
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Drug use in New Zealand is on the rise - particularly the use of methamphetamine - and the implications for workplace safety and productivity are serious.

By Resultz Group
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The 2025 New Zealand Careers Expo season has officially begun, launching this week in Christchurch with hundreds of ‘careers-curious’ rangatahi and job seekers through the doors of Wolfbrook Arena.

By Raise Communications
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E tū is slamming the Government’s announcement that it will make it harder for workers to claim pay equity, describing it as an attack on women and a green light to pay them less for work of equal value.

By E tu
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Changes by the Government to make pay equity claims harder to lodge and resolve are an attack on women, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says.

By New Zealand Nurses Organisation
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The Government’s proposed changes to the Equal Pay Act will severely limit people in female-dominated professions to be paid fairly, said the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi (PSA).

By PSA
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BusinessNZ supports amending the pay equity process to make it more transparent, evidence-based, and more able to achieve robust settlements.

By Business NZ
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Home Support workers will hold stop-work meetings tomorrow in response to their employer, Access Community Health, offering them no pay increase and reduced work conditions, despite the company receiving increased government funding.

By PSA
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