double-speak explained
At present we are witnessing the wharfies at the Port of Auckland in a bitter fight against casualisation of their jobs. The National Government term for "casualisation" is "flexible" - they put a spin on the concept making out that it will benefit the workers, when in fact this is the thin end of the casualisation wedge - what it will mean is that this system will give the employer the right to tell people when they can work. Workers will no longer be assured of a 40-hour a week job. This in the NZ Herald today....you gotta admire the spin the Nats put on it - but it's bullshit no matter which way you read it. "A law allowing some workers the right to request flexible working hours is to be extended to all employees. The Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Act, which came into force in 2008, gave employees who also had caregiving responsibilities the right to request flexible working arrangements, including changes