Posts by mark taslov
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as well as suggesting a preference for Ardern was “ageist”, King added it was “sexist”.
Which it absolutely is, with or without the paternalistic parenthetical quotation marks.
Little was asked about that prospect at Ardern’s victory party last night and said there was “no vacancy” and he wasn’t “planning any changes”.
Today, he repeated that statement, and added, “I’m not thinking about it. Don’t expect any change”.
I Need A Fast And Rugged Midlife Crisis Car! What Should I Buy?
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Hard News: Mt Albert: Cooperating,…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
She’s a senior Labour MP and she’s still in her mid-30s
If I had to pick someone from the Labour camp based on current form I’d go with Phil Twyford sans jingoism.
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Take a quick look at the NBR reportage
If it’s not behind the paywall I might be able to afford that data. ;)
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Hard News: Drugs, testing and workplaces, in reply to Moz,
Translation: I don’t pay locals enough for them to afford a reliable car each, or even one reliable car between three or four of them. The pay is so low that if anything better turns up they’ll do that.
Exactly, Grant Robertson was right to point out that this is a “diversionary tactic”. But – and this is not knowing the content of his full statement – this is inadequate:
"In his pathetic defence of his Government’s failing immigration policy, the Prime Minister has managed to condemn a generation of Kiwi workers as druggies,” Robertson said.
The Nats will – as a general rule – attempt to mask economic inequality by framing it as a social issue. That’s what they do. The left – at this juncture – are almost guaranteed to scoff the bait – taking the defensive position within the context provided rather than stepping outside of that frame and casting light on the bigger picture: inequality. Too few eyes on the prize.
Robertson defending druggies absolutely works for the Nats.
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Sorry - doubled up.
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September 2016:
Immigrant workers needed due to NZers’ work ethic, drug use – PM
Leon Stallard – a grower, a director at Horticulture New Zealand and a former president of the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association – told RNZ host Jesse Mulligan that he agreed with Mr Key’s comments.
“I would say everything that John Key said, yes, is true – I would tick every one of those boxes, in essence. I mean, labour is one of the most stressful parts of this business other than the weather.”
In the past, growers could rely on local families who would return to work for them each season for years but that was no longer the case, he said.
“I use a theory if I need 30 people, I get 40 people, locals, ’cause on average I only get 30 every day … They just don’t turn up, they couldn’t get a ride, I don’t know, but their reliability, I mean, you just can’t depend on it.”
He was unable to comment on drug use as an issue as the industry didn’t usually test for it.
"We don’t test for drugs – we should, I mean, the theory is if we do test for drugs, we may not have any staff… [although] that’s anecdotal.”
The RSE scheme had “worked brilliantly”, especially in Hawke’s Bay, Mr Stallard said.
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Within 24 hours of its release, Grand Theft Auto V generated more than $800 million in worldwide revenue, equating to approximately 11.21 million copies sold for Take Two.[…]As of 7 February 2017, the game has shipped over 75 million copies across all platforms
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Hard News: Drugs, testing and workplaces, in reply to andin,
Scales.
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the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme in the horticulture and viticulture industries, which was increased to 9,500 workers in 2015/16 from 9,000 the previous year.
Compared to:
140,000 unemployed people in New Zealand
In Lusk country – who incidentally might be out hunting today by the sounds of things – you’d be just as likely to hear employers complain about Health and Safety gone mad, forcing them to test and discipline people who are often times doing very safe menial labour – e.g. grading fruit? Test those drugs: nosey dogs and the ritual of golden chalice.
A character turned up hungover one day, sent home. Those others – trouble – caught smoking a reefer; sent home for days, like maybe 2, then allowed back to work, because doing stuff with picked fruit.
Not a lot of white faces at the packhouse, but then, no dark faces at the mayoral debate.
Some 2012 stats
● 49.3 percent of first-time RSE workers return in the next season and
most(86.9 percent)return to the same employer
● Over half (54.4 percent) of all RSE workers have returned at least once to work in another season– but the pattern of return varies between source countries.● In the 2010/11 season (the fourth season), 62.1 percent of RSE workers were returning workers
● 60 percent of workers from the first season (2007/08) have returned to work at least one other season
● 23 percent of workers from the first season (just over 1,000 workers) have participated in all four seasons
● Over the first three seasons, 90 percent of RSE workers’ employment duration was between 3–7 months
● The mean earnings over the first three seasons ranged from $12,840 in the 2007/08 season to $12,630 in the 2009/10 season
Business as usual Bill.
Blame it on the natives.
