Entries for October 2010

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is extremely concerned that the Government has sold off the rights of New Zealand workers to big business. Legislation passed in parliament today makes all those who work for the film industry contractors rather than employees. “This rushed change to emplo...

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The New Zealand Nurses organisation (NZNO) and Te Runanga o Aotearoa NZNO today presented Associate Minister of Health, Tariana Turia with a special taonga made by nurses and health care workers from all around the country. The taonga is part of the Te Rau Kōkiri campaign, which is seeking pay pari...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is delighted nurse practitioners (NPs) are now able to complete medical certificates for sickness beneficiaries. The Ministry of Social Development recently included NPs among the health practitioners able to complete medical certificates for Sickness Benef...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) supports Health Minister, Tony Ryall’s statement that he will not reconsider the rights of health unions to take strike action. He has said that laws allowing medical workers to take strike action will neither be reviewed nor changed. “Health workers never...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is holding paid union meeting in district health boards (DHBs) right around the country to support national Fairness at Work actions happening today. “It’s often difficult for nurses to attend rallies and events during work hours due to the nature of their...

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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) fully supports the findings and recommendations of a major report into aged care, launched today (Friday, October 15) by the Green Party, the Labour Party, and Grey Power. “The report vindicates the concerns NZNO has been expressing for years – that all is...

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