New Zealand labour updates for January 2024
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15 Jan
One NZ Call centre staff are protesting the new proposed work from home policy, which requires staff to work in the office three times a week, an increase of one extra day.
Call centre staff are working from home for the next 11 days as a form of protest.
16 Jan
As a result of a breakdown in pay negotiations, South port’s Union workers are ready to start their three day strike starting Wednesday.
South port employees wanted a wage increase in line with the CPI (Consumer Price index).
The company has offered a 6% wage increase, plus skillset rate adjustments and backpay, this was on top of a general 7% wage increase in 2023. (The South port Base rate is currently at $ 25.30)
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Both the South Port negotiations in Jan 2024 and the Radio NZ in December 2023 broke down because of a more than 1% gap between what the employer offered and what the unions wanted.
It’s likely that this expectation gap between the parties will remain a deadlock issue for a few more months into 2024. A tight economy and a slow decline in the CPI rate are likely to nudge wage settlement numbers from the current 6% & 7% range toward the 4.5% & 5.5% range by midyear.
We suspect negotiations will be volatile for most of 2024.
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