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Bullying at work – have your say
Bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment) at work are complex problems, which can have significant impacts on workers, businesses, wider community, and the economy.
Month: August 2020
Vegans angry with TV’s Hilary Barry
Whole Food Living editor Peter Barclay has hit out at last Friday’s (28 August) Seven Sharp TV programme which purported to promote the need for iron in our diets but was really just a promotion for meat industry body NZ Beef and Lamb.
Disabled job-hunters need more help
New household labour force data showing three in four working-age disabled people are unemployed underlines the need for the COVID-19 recovery by government and business to focus on the needs of disabled people, says Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero MNZM.
Mental health worsens when dealing with Winz
People on the Covid-19 Income Relief Payment, a new benefit for those made jobless by Covid-19, are faring better than those on main benefits, new survey data shows.
‘Unacceptably high rates’ of rheumatic fever
Most New Zealanders who suffered a repeated bout of rheumatic fever between 2010-14 were young adults, or had stopped their medication, according to a new study.The research also found recurrences were strongly associated with severe rheumatic heart disease.
More needs to be done to respond to the social impacts of Covid-19
The Salvation Army Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit (SPPU) is warning that more will need to be done to respond to the social impacts of Covid-19. The fifth Covid-19 Social Impact Dashboard released today by the SPPU shows that Salvation Army centres […]
Government’s double standard over public health
The decision made on 14 August 2020 by NZ’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to keep the 1.5 million people who live in Auckland under a Level 3 lockdown, due to a new cluster of Covid-19 cases, stands in stark contrast to her government’s cavalier approach to public health and safety in relation to the 5G issue.
‘Fake’ news, wrong experts, confusing comparisons
A lot of what people see or read online is true, but sometimes it is deliberately published to misinform or deceive readers. When it has been published this way, it is known as fake news.
Crackdown on protestors and journalists
A United Nations official Wednesday (12 August 2020) joined world leaders in condemning the Belarusian government’s violent crackdown on protestors and journalists following last Sunday’s presidential election there, which critics have called an undemocratic sham…
Head lice treatment could beat Covid-19 says professor
Sky News host Alan Jones says when it comes to Australia’s COVID-19 response, governments across all levels have “done nothing but ignite fear and alarmism and anxiety”. And another thing…
Top retailers ‘exploiting workers’
Major retail and industry brands including Fletcher, Countdown, Lion and Bunnings are jeopardizing the national pandemic response and exploiting their workers by forcing many to use sick leave and accrued annual leave instead of applying for the easily-available Covid-19 Leave Support Scheme during Level 3 of the latest lockdown in Auckland, FIRST Union said today.
Landlord fined for letting rotten home
Christchurch landlord Krishna Rani Saha has been ordered to pay a total of $8,515.84 by the Tenancy Tribunal as a result of 36 applications brought forward by MBIE’s Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT).
Members of secret 5G interagency committee members named
The names of those who sat on a government committee deciding on the safety of 5G technology can now be named.
In 2018 an 84-page report was published by the New Zealand Ministry of Health (MoH) on the safety of wireless technology. It concluded that current safety standards did not need to be revised for the introduction of 5G wireless systems for mobile phones etc.
Cash is King? Well…perhaps not
With some retailers refusing to accept cash from its loyal customers – fearing it may carry the Covid virus, the question has to be – can they legally do this? Are retailers allowed to decline notes and coins?
Charges laid against Silver Fern Farms
Te R?nanga o Ng?ti Ruanui is welcoming the decision of the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) which has laid charges against Silver Fern Farms (SFF) for their role in the largest fish kill in the region’s history, a significant environmental disaster.