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As feared, the proposed Holidays Act changes look likely to reduce both holiday and sick leave for hundreds of thousands of low paid part-time employees. Brooke Van Velden herself admits that workers who increase their regular hours over time will lose out on annual leave. Those who decrease their hours will only be marginally better off, as the current law protects their pay for up to a year after. For example,  Kayla starts a permanent job working 20 hours a week in January

The Unite Union 2025 National Delegates Conference and AGM will be held in Auckland: on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October 2025. at...

McDonalds Workers belonging to Unite union have begun strike action after rejecting a below-inflation pay offer that amounted to a pay...