At long last, the film and audiovisual (AV) industry in the Philippines now has safety officers who have received training not just on Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) but also on audiovisual industry-specific topics through the first-ever Safety and Health Officers Training Seminar (Shots). Shots is a free online 40-hour BOSH Training for Audiovisual […]
New Zealand’s approach to migration has helped create a low-wage, low-productivity and low-wellbeing society for most. Bernard Hickey looks at why a quadrupling of temporary work visas in 15 years caused such grief, and how these visa rules should be changed to make everyone better off.
In the latest episode of When the Facts Change, Bernard Hickey talks to economist Julie Fry and Anu Kaloti from the Migrant Workers’ Association about how New Zealand is failing to live up to its image as a kind country when it comes to temporary migration. Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider.
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At the tail end of Covid-19 alert level 4, those who lost work were more likely to feel depressed and alone, and people in essential roles were more stressed and angry. The vouchers were for people who needed help but who were not eligible for government subsidies. Santos had previously been told he could not access the food vouchers as he lived in Cromwell and should instead apply for assistance from the Central Otago District Council. However, he also used four separate false addresses to get four $400 grocery vouchers from the Queenstown Lakes District Council, which he used at New World Wakatipu.