http://www.dol.govt.nz/rss.asp Site updates from The New Zealand Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/News/Events/2010/employment-relations-workshops-rotorua.asp The Department of Labour is delivering free two-hour workshops for employers in Rotorua. These workshops will be run by appointment and will be held at the Department of Labour’s office. 2010-06-15 2010-06-15-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase A new look searchable database of frequently asked questions covering health and safety and employment relations information was recently launched on the Department of Labour's website. Available at http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase it provides a simple search facility, browsing by topic and an option to send a query to a Department of Labour Contact Centre if you need further assistance. 2009-09-07 20090907-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.whss.govt.nz/review/event-feedback.shtml The Department of Labour was pleased to host a series of consultation events held between 29 April – 5 May 2009 in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin attended by 160 people. This feedback forms one of the inputs to the review of the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand. Thank you to those of you who attended a meeting in your area. Your comments and feedback are appreciated and now you can review those feedback and comments on the Department of Labour’s website. 2009-07-06 20090706-001-DOL Department of Labour http://osh.govt.nz/publications/series/haz42-bulldozer-brake-failure.html A forestry worker was killed when the Caterpillar Model 527 bulldozer he was operating rolled over a track when the foot brake linkage failed. 2009-06-13 20090613-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/services/LMI/tools/regional-industry-tool.asp The Regional industry snapshot enables users to select and view key facts about selected regions or industry in terms of the number of employees, number of enterprises and number of geographic units. 2008-12-23 20081223-001-DOL Department of Labour http://ers.govt.nz/union/registration.html As at 1 March 2008 there were 168 registered unions with a total membership of 373,327. This union membership represents 17.4% of the total employed labour force (March 2008 Household Labour Force Survey). The total number of union members has decreased by 2.7% since March 2007, compared to a decrease of 1.3% in the total employed labour force for the same period. 2008-11-11 20081111-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/services/PayAndEmploymentEquity/resources/fact-sheets/working-together-principles.asp These suggested principles and options for working together on pay and employment equity review committees have been developed by the Department of Labours Pay and Employment Equity Unit (the Unit), in conjunction with the State Services Commission (SSC) and the Public Service Association (PSA). 2008-11-04 20081104-001-DOL Department of Labour http://ers.govt.nz/holidays_act_2003/overnight-workers.html The Holidays (Transfer of Public Holidays) Amendment Act 2008 amended the Holidays Act 2003 to allow employees working night shifts that start or end on a public holiday to transfer the public holiday, by agreement with their employer, so that the public holiday covers one whole shift. 2008-10-24 20081024-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/services/PayAndEmploymentEquity/news/newsletters/oct08.asp Welcome to the October 2008 Pay and Employment Equity Steering Group newsletter. In this newsletter we profile the New Zealand Teachers Council Pay and Employment Equity Review, take a look at the community support worker job evaluation and highlight information recently published by other organisations. We include our regular updates covering progress on the Plan of Action and new resources. 2008-10-13 20081013-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/services/PayAndEmploymentEquity/resources/case-studies/dorfox-full.asp This case study looks at compliance with New Zealand Standard NZS 8007:2006 Gender-inclusive Job Evaluation. It demonstrates how the job evaluation process employed by an organisation met the Standard’s requirements. This case study is intended as a resource for organisations undertaking a gender-inclusive job evaluation process. 2008-10-03 20081003-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/services/PayAndEmploymentEquity/resources/fact-sheets/brochure-local-govt.asp Pay and employment equity is about ensuring that pay, conditions, access to the full range of jobs at all levels of the workplace, and experiences in the workplace, are not affected by gender. Local government organisations and Crown entities are now being invited to participate in phase 2 of the Government’s Pay and Employment Equity Plan of Action. 2008-09-05 20080905-001-DOL Department of Labour http://dol.govt.nz/services/PayAndEmploymentEquity/news-newsletter7.asp Edition 7 for August 2006 2006-08-22 20060822-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplaceproductivity/resources/tools/diagnostic.asp This workplace productivity tool is designed for the owners/managers of small to medium businesses. 2006-07-26 20060726-001-DOL Department of Labour http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplaceproductivity/resources/tools/useful.asp A list of resources provided by teh Departmetn of Labour to improve workplace productivity 2006-06-29 20060629-001-DOL Department of Labour