tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post111551670406885305..comments2023-09-19T19:45:50.854+12:00Comments on Spanblather: union-baitingSpanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1116154276906745572005-05-15T22:51:00.000+12:002005-05-15T22:51:00.000+12:00Most PG's do not arise from discrimination or harr...Most PG's do not arise from discrimination or harrasment in a formal sense, but rather from unreasonable treatment resulting in some disadvantage to the employee - basically the employer behaving unfairly.<BR/><BR/>The National policy would remove the capacity of new employees to raise a grievance on these grounds. I fail to see how there is any justifiable ground to remove the right of a new employees to raise such issues.Michael Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238158356210379837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1116062005438703632005-05-14T21:13:00.000+12:002005-05-14T21:13:00.000+12:00This is fantastic! Does that mean I get to put ter...This is fantastic! Does that mean I get to put terms and conditions in a separate policy manual (Stephen's personal Employee Handbook) which I can change unilaterally? Neat!stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486889878636801969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1116025277373218732005-05-14T11:01:00.000+12:002005-05-14T11:01:00.000+12:00It fits in with a number of National's other polic...It fits in with a number of National's other policies though. For them, it's all about "same" and fear of "different". Dr. Don wants Maori and Pakeha to be "the same", he wants New Zealand incomes and tax policy to be the "same" as Australia, same with defence policy. Same, same, same, same, same. Why would we expect National's employment relations policy to be any different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380804.post-1115971881128702042005-05-13T20:11:00.000+12:002005-05-13T20:11:00.000+12:00I thought "ensure employers and employees had the ...I thought "ensure employers and employees had the same rights in employment contracts;" was strange.<BR/><BR/>What on earth does it mean? Parties to an employment contract are essentially contracting for different things. At the most basic level the worker has a right to be paid and the employer has a right to require work. How can they have the same rights?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797661728002935006noreply@blogger.com