Content for Labour /index.html Part of the rss feed for the labour party web site Redundancy assistance Labour will provide security to people affected by redundancy by introducing a new Job Search Allowance irrespective of a partner's income, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today. http://www.labour.org.nz/portfolios/labour/news/30102008_redundancy_assistance_helen_clark.html Thu Oct 30 17:31:00 NZDT 2008 Improvements to redundancy rights planned http://www.labour.org.nz/portfolios/labour/news/09102008_improvements_to_redundancy_rights_planned_trevor_mallard.html Thu Oct 09 16:00:00 NZDT 2008 Research positive on flexible working hours http://www.labour.org.nz/portfolios/labour/news/08102008_research_positive_on_flexible_working_hours__trevor_mallard.html Wed Oct 08 16:00:00 NZDT 2008 Shift workers' holidays protected under law change Shift workers and their employers will benefit from a change made to the Holidays Act that will allow the transfer of public holidays, Labour Minister Trevor Mallard said. http://www.labour.org.nz/portfolios/labour/news/26092008_shift_workers'_holidays_protected_under_law_change_trevor_mallard.html Fri Sep 26 10:25:00 NZST 2008 Protections for casuals and temp workers Employment protections for temporary and casual workers are to be strengthened under proposed amendments to the Employment Relations Act introduced to parliament by Labour Minister Trevor Mallard. http://www.labour.org.nz/portfolios/labour/news/10092008_protections_for_casuals_and_temp_workers_trevor_mallard.html Wed Sep 10 11:46:00 NZST 2008