Neoliberalism is anathema to effective crisis management
Don’t hold on to an old umbrella in a wuthering storm.
redundancy
On Newshub and economic voice
Nigel Haworth writes on some of the historic implications and strategy of the worker plans for companies in the context of the worker initiated initiatives for allowing Newshub to survive.
Happy Oompa Loompas?
Dunedin hosts a celebratory graduation ceremony for discarded labour.
List contest: Coping with redundancy stress
The $340K contractors hired to show our diplomats the door have told them that, to cope with stress, they could pray, take a bath, or get a cat. What else do you think was on the list?:
- Suggestion 4: Whistle while you don’t work…
- Suggestion 12: Watch The Life of Brian. Sing along to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life…
- Suggestion 18: For the love of God, stop leaking to Phil Goff
Nasty attacks on workers hidden in Budget
There’s some mean little barbs hidden in the Budget. National has abolished a tax rebate for redundant workers that helps you out if you are made redundant and your payout pushes you into a higher tax bracket. It’s a petty mean-hearted attack from an increasingly rightwing government. In fact, this insult to hard working Kiwis is an exact repetition of what they did in 1992.
Bennett’s lame excuse
Morning Report asked Paula Bennett why the public sector had been cut out of the 9 day fortnight scheme this morning and her […]
Environment Ministry cut
The National/ACT Government’s axe has fallen on the Environment Ministry today, with staff being flown to Wellington to discover a raft of environmental […]
No ReStart for Fire at Will even if unfair
So much for all National’s fine words about probation periods and job creation. Today’s Dominion reports that ReStart will not be available for […]
Side-show
I see the media are now comparing the ‘redundancy’ packages on offer with all of the horse race vigour they applied to the […]