Paul Goulter
Nurses set to receive thousands of dollars after pay equity agreement signed
Hospital nurses will receive tens of thousands of dollars in payouts with a pay equity agreement being signed off.
They will be given lump sums and backpay worth up to $28,000 to bring wages in line… Audio
Nurses Organisation continuing legal action over pay equity
The Nurses Organisation is continuing its legal action over pay equity, but will support the health authority's application to the Employment Relations Authority, for an immediate interim payout.
Te… Audio
Nurses Organisation on 200m boost for hospice, aged care
The government has announced $200 million a year to bring the wages of nurses working in aged care, hospice and Māori and Pasifika health in line with their hospital counterparts.
New Zealand Nurses… Audio
Nurses angry with Minister of Health
Nurses are angry with the Minister of Health and say he has not acknowledged the health crunch in Aotearoa.
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation wants a health conference on the crisis to be held… Audio
Nurses' gender equity claim hits new snag
The nurses' gender equity claim has hit another snag over back pay.
The settlement had been largely agreed to with the district health boards but nurses belonging to the country's largest union have… Audio
Nurse unions carrying out legal reviews on proposed pay equity deal
Two nurses unions are carrying out a full legal review of the proposed pay equity deal because of a backlash from members.
The Nurses Organisation says when the agreement - made to address the gender… Audio
Covid-19: NZEI says most members will be supportive of vaccine mandate
The education sector supports the new vaccine mandate, but says it is still worried about the possible impact it might yet have on staffing levels.
New Zealand Educational Institute national… Audio
Teachers union welcomes govt concessions on pay freeze plan
Educators have taken their frustration and disappointment to the top - meeting with the government over pay worries.
Some workers are furious about a government directive that means those in the… Video, Audio
Anger at funding for Taranaki Green School
The Educational Institute says teachers are fuming at Green Party co-leader James Shaw's announcement of an 11.7 million dollar funding package for in a private school in Taranaki.
Shaw says the… Audio
Parents take day off for teachers strike
For the first time in 24 years, parents around the country are figuring out what to do with several hundred-thousand primary and intermediate school children who have no school tomorrow because of a… Audio
Teachers start talks for 16% pay rise
The first shots in what teachers were told last year would be the industrial battle of their lives will be fired today with the start of primary teachers' pay talks. The union is seeking a 16 percent… Audio
Primary teacher pay talks begin
Primary teachers' pay talks kick off today with their union, the Educational Institute, seeking a 16 percent pay rise. The institute says a big increase is needed to attract more people into the… Audio
Teachers brace to fight new govt for pay rises
The primary teachers' union says all options, including strike action, are on the table unless there are big changes in teachers' pay rates and working conditions. Collective agreements for primary… Audio
Two days after pay equity settlement, new bill slammed
A proposed bill will change the way jobs are compared and, according to unions, restrict the ability of workers to argue gender discrimination when putting their case for pay equity. It comes just two… Audio
Auckland kindergartens to stay open for longer
Auckland kindergartens are being told to stay open for longer, prompting concern that what's good for busy parents might turn them into little more than daycare centres. Audio
Teachers' unions wary of plans to change school funding
Teachers' unions are alarmed by government plans for changing the way teachers' salaries are funded. Audio
Education union joins gender pay discrimination stoush
A union representing hundreds of female teacher aides is the latest to announce legal action over pay discrimination. Audio
NZEI opposes new teacher regulation body
The Educational Institute says the new organisation for registering and disciplining teachers is a mess. Audio
Concerns Secret Trade deal will harm education
Education unions say leaked documents show the government is trying to include education in a 23-nation free trade deal. Audio
Primary teachers union considering opposing government plan
The union representing primary school teachers will decide today whether to back the government's $360million plan to create new roles for top teachers and principals. Audio