Arrogant and out of touch

The Manawatu Standard has a good op-ed piece today on how National has squandered its honeymoon with its arrogant and out-of-touch behaviour on […]

Some questions for Kate

Kate Wikinson, John Key’s hapless Minister of Labour, has told NZPA the public shouldn’t get to have their say on the fire at […]

Spin-busting: Probationary periods

National has been working hard to push the idea that its fire at will policy introduces a ‘probationary period’ of employment. This is […]

Kia kaha

The Greens have joined in opposing National’s “Fire at Will” Bill which they say puts “jobs and democracy at stake”. They’re calling on […]

Bringing it home

These ads made by the ACTU to oppose John Howard’s removal of unfair dismissal rights sure bring home what National’s fire at will […]

Ramming it through

I’ve just been informed that the National/ACT Government has put its 90 day fire at will bill on the Order Paper and could […]

Work rights? Gone by Xmas

Tracy Watkins reports that the National/Act government will be taking all work rights from anyone in a new job in a firm with […]

Urgency

During this morning’s Nine to Noon politics segment Matthew Hooton was saying how he thought the Government’s 100-day action plan would only include […]