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Stuff Former Smiths City staff who were required to attend unpaid meetings will be paid in full for their time after a compromise was reached. All payments were expected to be made by the middle of August. For at least 15 years, every Smiths City store in the country held a meeting of sales staff for 15 minutes every morning, covering topics ranging from sales targets to promotions. Staff were not paid for the meetings and the time was not recorded as hours worked, resulting in some staff not receiving the minimum wage once the extra 15 minutes was taken into account. The company argued the meetings were not compulsory and no disciplinary action was taken against staff for not attending them, but the court found otherwise. Chief Judge Christina Inglis said the expectation to attend, and pressure placed on staff to do so, was direct and forceful.” ....
Hundreds of farmers, tradies gathering in South Canterbury ahead of protest stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Protesters asked to abandon convoy in Timaru stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hundreds of protesters make their way into Timaru stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stewart Hydes is co-ordinating a meeting point designated for tradies and ute drivers at the Southern Trust Event Centre on Morgans Rd, Timaru. Hydes said he wasn’t sure exactly how many protestors to expect but said it should run into the hundreds. “Even if half the people who said yes to coming to the protest take part, the number will be in the hundreds,” Stewart Hydes said. Overall South Canterbury protest co-ordinator Roger Small said he was also unsure of numbers, but expected more than 100 tractors and a far bigger number of utes. A Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency spokesperson said district policing teams would be responsible for managing traffic and crowds on the day. ....