Fairness at Work
Contents
- The issues - unworkable, unnecessary, unfair employment laws
- Make a Fairness at Work submission to parliament
- What we are doing – the campaign for fairness at work
- Resources to help you campaign
- The latest Fairness at Work news
Unworkable, Unnecessary, Unfair
Changes being proposed to your rights at work by the government will affect all working New Zealanders and our families.
Countries that have strong laws to protect working people have higher wages, better working conditions, safer workplaces and healthier economies. But the government’s proposals weaken your work rights.
Unworkable
It’s already difficult to get a doctor’s appointment on the day you are sick. But now , if your employer demands it, you will be required to provide a doctor’s certificate if you - or your child – is sick for just one day. new Zealand already has one of the lowest levels of sick leave (5 days) in the western world.
Unnecessary
The government wants to remove entirely your protection against unfair dismissal in your first 3 months in a new job. And if you last 3 months, then it wants to weaken your ability to appeal against unfair dismissal throughout your entire working life.
Unfair
Your rights to challenge an unfair dismissal are going to be weakened. Employers will be able to stop union representatives coming to workplaces to meet people who need help or want to join a union. And rather than lifting wages, the government wants to allow workers to trade a week’s annual leave for cash. So much for work/life balance!
Fairness at to Work, the campaign
The CTU and affiliate unions like us here at the TEU are running a campaign to promote fairness at work.
Fairness at work is about the basic rights we all have as workers to respect, safe employment conditions, and the chance to spend time with friends and family. It’s about workers working hard, but also knowing our work is respected, fairly paid, safe, and family friendly.
On July 18 John Key announced the government’s plan to drastically change employment law in New Zealand.
If passed the changes will take away workers’ rights, remove protections, cut pay, reduce holidays and diminish access to sick leave.
Unions are committed to stopping these changes and building a New Zealand where we all enjoy fair rights at work, decent wages and access to strong public services.
unions – we’re about fairness
Fairness at Work resources
Below are resources to help you join the campaign to stop those unfair employment changes becoming law.
- A leaflet on Fairness at Work
- A poster that you can print off and stick up in your workplace
- The CTU’s Fairness at Work website
- The CTU’s Youtube page with videos about unfair 90 day fire-at-will dismissals
- TEU submission on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill No 2
- TEU submission on the Holidays Amendment Act
Fairness factsheets (more detailed background info):
You can read more here at: fairness.org.nz
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