Employment is a matter on our minds, as we worry about either our jobs, or those of friends and family. Often our friends will be people who run businesses we frequent. This week we have Kathryn Dalziel, an employment lawyer speaking about employment and the responsibility of employer and … [Read more...]
More on employment, covering Construction projects which are employment rich:
I was sent this really well written and argued paper recently. I particularly liked the authors arguing which projects would kick-start the economy best: If the intention of Government is to restart the economy, focussing only in horizontal construction would be a missed opportunity. … [Read more...]
Bring Back Employment Schemes
Garry's list of projects we should be fast tracking... I was one of many people who worked with communities which had been cut adrift when the last big recession occurred in New Zealand after the Rogernomics reforms of the 1980’s. We worked with those who were laid off from the Railways, … [Read more...]