by Young Workers Resource Centre | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog Posts
As many of you know here at the YWRC, we hear stories all the time about dodgy employers not offering contracts, or corporations using contract loopholes to get away with lesser conditions than workers are entitled to; but lately the issue that has become the most...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog Posts
Stories like this one from Stuff.co.nz are proof that 90 Day Trial Periods aren’t working. For anyone. Here at the Centre, we’re under no illusions that every single young person seeking advocacy for a workplace issue, is a perfect wee angel. We know that...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog Posts
The new year arrived with a hiss and a bang; and by that I actually mean high winds, and a tonne of water and rain. Not that I’m complaining that it isn’t bleedingly hot, but it certainly isn’t the stunning Summer many of us had hoped for. So with...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog Posts
by Mel Martin In thinking of the content for this year’s final blog post from me and the YWRC, I perused our blog and found the same post from this time last year… It made me happy to see what had made us happy in 2016, and to look back on some of the progress we’ve...
by Young Workers Resource Centre | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog Posts
Hey young workers, friends, and anyone who might be trying to get hold of us over the Summer period. Below are our Summer hours, and ways you can get in touch with us if you need to. Friday, December 23 – Office closes for 2017. Wednesday, January 3 –...
