Jared Abbott

A strike by Countdown workers starting today will impact about thirty per cent of the supermarket chain's food supply.

Around 700 essential workers at two Auckland Countdown distribution centres have… Audio

Workers at the Marsden Point oil refinery are bracing for substantial job losses over the next 18 months as the company carries out plans to turn it into an import-only terminal.

First Union, which… Audio

As some truck drivers report driving over their hours to the point of exhaustion and danger, calls for mandatory e-logs and an accord across the transportation industry to take pressure off them… Audio

The government's being told its huge health system overhaul should include a fully funded ambulance service.

In countries like the UK and Canada, ambulances are paid for by their governments - but… Audio

The government's being told its health system overhaul should replace the way St John is funded.

In some countries, ambulances are fully paid for by taxpayer cash but here ambulance services are part… Audio

From dawn to dusk, courier drivers provide a vital service to New Zealanders - but they're not always treated like it.

As contractors, most drivers miss out on receiving the minimum wage, redundancy… Audio

The government is being pressed for more information about how it will roll out the Covid-19 vaccine to priority groups.

Almost 9,431 front line border workers have received a vaccine so far - their… Audio

Officials are scrambling to see if they can do anything for the Whakatāne Mill, where more than 200 jobs are at risk.

As the largest private employer in the eastern Bay of Plenty, the mill is slated… Audio

Employers are being accused of taking advantage of badly worded wage subsidy rules and not paying workers what they are due.

Businesses getting the subsidy must make their best endeavours to pay… Audio

Businesses around the country are calling for a weeks, or even months long wage subsidy extension.

The Finance Minister will be providing details on the scheme today, after it was announced… Audio

Countdown has installed temperature scanners at all of its national distribution centres as part of its Covid-19 response.

Those working in processing and distribution could be sent home - and stand… Audio

A bus drivers' union is slamming some operators as opportunistic employers who'll do anything at the cost of their workers.

First Union says its membership includes about 100 drivers who work for… Audio

March Madness was exacerbated for commuters by a bus strike this morning. FIRST Union's Jared Abbott joins The Panel to discuss the industrial action. Audio

The number of work-related deaths reported has shot up.

Figures combined for the first time show that many more people are being killed than the public previously thought.

They also reveal the most… Audio

More than 1000 ambulance officers have secured pay increases and shift allowances from their employer St John. The FIRST Union members reached an agreement yesterday after campaigning for nearly a… Audio

Forget the poor pay, long hours and retirement - being constantly monitored by cameras is giving truckies another reason to leave the job. That's according to a new survey done by First Union. The… Audio

The trucking industry is calling for police to be better resourced to investigate truck crashes as the Ministry of Transport works on its new strategy to bring down the road toll. The review includes… Audio

Go Bus Hamilton is locking out bus drivers who planned to stop collecting fares from passengers as part of ongoing industrial action. One hundred and twenty drivers voted to stop taking fares in a bid… Audio

Bus services in Auckland and Hamilton will be disrupted this morning as about 200 drivers go on strike. In Auckland 25 routes and 350 of 11,000 trips will be affected, but school buses, trains and… Audio