Tag: Employment
Redundancy: correcting the injustice. Keith Locke speaks at the first reading...
The Green Party will be strongly supporting this bill, the Employment Relations (Statutory Minimum Redundancy Entitlements) Amendment Bill. If it passes, and I hope that it does, it will correct a major injustice for workers in this country: being laid off without any redundancy.
Auckland Greens support carpooling and the bus drivers
The Greens are taking the carpooling message on to Auckland's roads tomorrow morning, displaying three banners promoting the 'www.carshare.co.nz' website at strategic points around the city.
Employment Relations Law Reform Bill – In Committee
The Green Party, as everyone knows - and it has been promoted by the National Party - is supporting this bill, which does lead to greater fairness for workers and employers in industrial relations.
Maritime Security Bill – Third Reading
The Green Party will support this bill, although it has serious concerns about how the legislation might be applied in practice in an exaggerated way, compared with the needs of the actual security si
Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Crew) Amendment Bill
KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party will be voting for this stage of the bill, as it has for the previous stages of the bill.
Locke defends Minister’s presence on Nelson picket
Green MP Keith Locke has defended Associate Labour Minister Laila Harre's presence on the Nelson picket line yesterday.
Greens Reject Bradford’s Reply on Defence Clothing Contract
The Green Party has rejected Max Bradford's response over the letting of the Defence clothing contract to an Australian firm Yakka.
Jobs lost to Australia as Defence Force contracts out Clothing
The Defence Force plans to axe its Defence Clothing Agency and give the work to Australian firm Yakka, the Green Party has revealed.