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Tertiary Update

Tertiary Update


Zero-hour agreements gone

Political parties across the spectrum are celebrating changes to employment law that will end zero-hour agreements.

TEU's national industrial officer Irena Brorens says the real credit for ending the agreements goes to unions like Unite which put the insidious agreements in the public spotlight.

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Nicola Gaston: Why Science is Sexist

Nicola Gaston came back to Wellington this week for International Working Women's Day and gave a talk on her new book, Why Science is Sexist.

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Women trades students need more support from industry

The construction industry needs to mentor more women into trades says CPIT trades tutor Sandie Chamberlain

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$2000 for two years at Awanuiārangi

TEU members at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi will get a pay rise of $950 this year and $1100 next year if they vote in favour of a new collective agreement.

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Coming out now safer for TEU members

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Coming out is not a single act but a process they goes on and on, each new iteration bringing a new emotional issue, says Warwick Anderson from TEU's Rainbow Te Kahukura network.

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Guidelines should promote not manage scientific speech

The Royal Society of New Zealand is developing researcher guidelines for scientists who engage with the public.

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