Newsletter

As the weather starts to dry up around the country it’s a perfect time to highlight a new tool that forecasts a drought. Especially handy following the confirmation of El Niño hitting us this summer.

As we step into the vibrant month of October, it's time to celebrate the arrival of tangelos, the "citrus kings" of Gisborne! These juicy delights are now in season, and we can't wait to indulge in their sweet and tangy goodness. Fun fact: Did you know that most of New Zealand's tangelo crop is grown in Gisborne? These easy-to-peel wonders are the delightful result of crossing a mandarin with a grapefruit. So, get ready to savor the juiciest citrus fruit nature has to offer, as the tangelo season extends from now until December.

Good news first – as supply disruption fades, we should start to see fresh produce prices at the supermarket continue to return to more normal levels according to ANZ economist Henry Russell. The same, however, can’t be said for cost of production, pressures keep rising.

This month we look at new tech flying around our skies. Identify training to help your staff with their literacy and numeracy skills. An upcoming webinar to help navigate a Collective Bargaining process with unions. We look at what the impact of Cyclone Gabrille has had on the labour market. And much more.

We urge anyone deeply concerned about Health and Safety in New Zealand to read the first article shared in this month’s newsletter. NZ businesses, including Boards and Senior Management, hold a major responsibility to prioritise worker safety and take necessary actions for their well-being. If an accident occurs, the involved business must accept the consequences, tell the truth, and implement measures to prevent any such incidents from recurring. There will be consequences if you don’t.

We celebrate Matariki on Friday 14th July. A time to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and look forward, with hope, to the future. It has been a heavy time for employers over the past year, Matariki gives us a chance to celebrate the Māori new year and create space for healing and coming together to have a good time.

We welcome Vegetables New Zealand (VNZI) into the NZ Ethical Employer Partnership whanau. 

Our newsletter aims to celebrate and support you, connecting you to global and local insights that contribute to the creation of more inclusive workplaces.

Welcome to the May edition of the NZEE Newsletter. Five months into 2023, it is shaping up to be a year of elevated uncertainty and heightened volatility.

Supreme winners! In this issue, we celebrate another outstanding NZ Ethical Employer, and five amazing RSE artists. We discuss a recent Employment Court decision about employee compensation for overtime at work. We cover a variety of topics such as IRD's services, measuring mental wellbeing, and how to stay safe during flood recovery.

This month we share some easy tips for when stress builds up in our lives. We look at the economics of climate change and natural disasters with BERL’s Birds Eye View. Link to the final episodes of the Voices of the Pacific. Learn about a new Pastoral Care program for Kiwi workers. And we take a deep dive into legal definition of “what is work”.

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle have left many in our communities severely impacted. Our thoughts are with those that have been affected and now face the massive task of cleaning up.

Welcome to the first issue of NZEE Newsletter for 2023. We look at what is happening, what’s coming up, trends, and unpick some of the trickier employment and human rights issues facing employers.