Monthly Archives: February 2014

Getting work harder for older seekers

Job seekers frustrated at lack of positions CECILE MEIER Last updated 05:00 24/02/2014 JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON LOSING CONFIDENCE: Sharren Wilson, left, and Shivonne Ross are having trouble finding work because of their age. Sharren Wilson and Shivonne Ross do not know … Continue reading

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BPW NZ Demands Equal Pay

Media Release: BPW NZ Demands Equal Pay The New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW NZ) challenges all New Zealanders to take off their blinkers and acknowledge that the gender pay gap is detrimental to NZ. The Statistics … Continue reading

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Dita De Boni: The myth of pure meritocracy

Business is making moves towards gender equity. Now, how about politics?  Illustration / Anna Crichton Once upon a time, I was among the many women who bristled at the idea that there needed to be a certain number of women … Continue reading

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NCWNZ National President: Tuesday 4 February 2014

MEDIA RELEASE  Equal pay for work of equal value – Pay Equity Court of Appeal Challenge NCWNZ congratulates the Service and Food Workers’ Union (SFWU) for bringing to the Court of Appeal the case of Kristine Barlett vs. Terra Nova … Continue reading

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Why some say the battle for for better resthome pay is a gender equality issue – Audio

  Audio:  Marcus Lush interviews our IPP Angela McLeod on why some say the battle for for better resthome pay is a gender equality issue – Audio  http://www.radiolive.co.nz/AUDIO-Why-some-say-the-battle-for-for-better-resthome-pay-is-a-gender-equaility-issue/tabid/506/articleID/40368/Default.aspx

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