The FWC has granted a two-day extension for an aged care worker to file her unlawful dismissal claim after finding the combined circumstances - including the Christmas Eve deadline, her worsening bipolar disorder symptoms and the anniversary of her mother's death - to be exceptional.
New Zealand will consider enabling unions and employers to charge a bargaining fee for non-members under a new system of fair pay agreements that would mandate minimum rates and conditions across low-paid industries.
Opposition launches site for labour hire grievances; Sacked Asperger's sufferer granted time extension; Vale David Duncan; IMF has mixed views on NZ IR changes; High Court reserves decision in $6.5 million case.
The NZ Labour Party has today announced a two-year commission into the future of work, whose brief will include tackling insecure employment and the job losses and opportunities from technological change.
