Protest NZ's Worst Employment Contract This Saturday: Auckland International Airport

Saturday, 11AM, Auckland International Airport

Unite Union is welcoming the government’s intention to provide more protection for casual and part-time employees. If it’s followed through it should mean big improvements for workers employed under New Zealand’s worst employment contract. This contract covers workers in the foodcourt at Auckland International Airport. This year most of these workers received a 6% cut in pay when the company cut standard shift hours from 40 to 37.5 hours per week. These cuts included workers who have worked at the site for many years.

“These workers should be permanent but their contract treats them as casual with no fixed or guaranteed hours of work” says Unite Union National Director Mike Treen. “They don’t even have a finishing time for their shifts – just a start time”.

Workers took strike action two weeks ago and are considering further action at union meetings this week. [More]

Links: Report from Foodcourt strike June 7th | Unite Union