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Collectively.Thinking – May 2022

Collectively.Thinking – May 2022

Wow!  May has been a bit nuts when I look at this summary.  There have been a few things bubbling away over a sustained period of time, and enough going on in the health sector to get it’s own...

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Collectively.Thinking – April 2022

Collectively.Thinking – April 2022

Three short weeks in a row lead to a reduction in activity, so less to report on than usual.  However, there were a couple of significant announcements – the announcement of the 2022 Living Wage,...

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Collectively.Thinking – March 2022

Collectively.Thinking – March 2022

Poof - and that’s the first quarter gone already!  End of Financial Year for many and time to consider the environmental pressures affecting our people for the rest of the year.  Here is a summary...

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Collectively.Thinking – February 2022

Collectively.Thinking – February 2022

Well February kicked off with a bang!  We’re staring down the barrel of some crazy industrial relations activity this year – like a perfect storm.  I don’t normally plug myself in this newsletter...

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Collectively.Thinking – January 2022

Collectively.Thinking – January 2022

How are we in February already?!  Two short weeks in a row have thrown off my timings.  January was quite quiet by way of industrial relations activities, however there are a few things brewing...

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Collectively.Thinking – December 2021

Collectively.Thinking – December 2021

Happy New Year! I’m not quite sure where to start with a summary of December.  In amongst the silly season chaos, there were a number of significant IR events that occurred – Business NZ turning...

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Collectively.Thinking – November 2021

Collectively.Thinking – November 2021

After a slow start to the month, November has actually proven to be quite busy from an industrial relations perspective.  There have been several ongoing negotiations that have boiled over in the...

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Collectively.Thinking – October 2021

Collectively.Thinking – October 2021

Welcome to this edition of Collectively.Thinking, where we round up articles and stories from the previous month that we have found interesting - relating to industrial relations, business, human...

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Does the 8-hour workday still exist?

Does the 8-hour workday still exist?

With Labour Day fast approaching, I always reflect on the origins of this and whether they are still relevant in today’s environment.  This is something that I consider every year, however this...

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