15 de mayo de 2021, 12:40Tehran, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The spokesman of the Guardian Council of Iran, Abbas Ali Kadjodayi, announced that 500 people have registered as nominees for the presidential elections so far today. This Saturday is the last registration day in the capital offices of the Ministry of the Interior which until Friday received the application forms of 300 would-be candidate to run for the presidential post. Iran s elections are slated for June 18.
Pay restrictions after year from hell a bitter pill for Kiwi nurses
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Registered Nurse Mafile o Talakai said the possibility of no pay rise for three years makes nurses who worked through the pandemic feel undervalued. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Registered Nurse Mafile o Talakai said the possibility of no pay rise for three years makes nurses who worked through the pandemic feel undervalued. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Remember lockdown? Baking sourdough, quality time with family and pulling the dog around the block five times a day.
For registered nurse Mafile o Talakai the experience was vastly different.
For her, the go-hard and go-early restrictions meant long hours, pressure injuries from PPE gear, and staying isolated from her vulnerable parents.
Major KiwiSaver shake-up: Who s in, who s out among default providers?
13 May, 2021 08:47 PM
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The government has announced a major shake-up of the KiwiSaver default providers. Photo / File
The Government has announced a major shake-up in the KiwiSaver default provider appointments with five providers not being reappointed.
There are currently nine default providers but this shrinks to six providers under a new seven-year contract with the government.
People are allocated to a default KiwiSaver fund when they are automatically enrolled through starting a new job and don t choose their own fund.
The newly appointed providers are Bank of New Zealand, Booster, BT Funds Management (Westpac), Kiwi Wealth, Simplicity and Smartshares (NZX).