Public Address | Cafe | Access: Jacinda, please can you help disabled people find employment?

Hilary Stace

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:20:38 +1300

Good to hear, Carol. I thought you had been restructured almost out of existence. Perhaps your student(s) could write a blog about their work for Access sometime.

Very pleased to hear to hear the ministers' announcement yesterday that Minimum Wage Exemptions will finally be phased out. They will be replaced…

Carol Hamilton

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 13:50:28 +1300

Hi Hilary I fully agree with your post. The lack of opportunities is disgraceful., and it does looks a bit like your timely letter to the PM has been given the ‘pass on’ treatment. However the beef is about the no academic department comment above. There are academic departments, well…

Hilary Stace

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:13:55 +1300

Happy International Disability Day. Time to smash ableism!

Sacha

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:13:00 +1300

disability employment guidelines

Guidelines for employment *support providers*. Avoids tackling the biggest barrier which is the beliefs and behaviours of employers.

Hilary Stace

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:50:36 +1300

There is an interesting conference on Labour, Employment and Work (https://lewconf.co.nz/) taking place this week in Wellington. Unfortunately, there don't appear to be any papers on disability. I considered putting in an abstract, but couldn't afford another conference (fees and time are expensive when most of your work is voluntary…

Hilary Stace

Sat, 24 Nov 2018 22:08:54 +1300

We have some recent NZ disability employment guidelines

https://www.nzdsn.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/F_7270-NZD_Employment_Guidelines_WEB.pdf

Sacha

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:12:45 +1300

this afternoon I got a phone call

what a coincidence!

Hilary Stace

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:59:24 +1300

This sounds great in theory but I wonder whether it actually means real jobs for real people.

Russell Brown

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 20:42:01 +1300

And in the new year I’m taking the plunge with Dev Academy – which has finally been NZQA approved and hence eligible for student loans.

Good for you. Best of luck!

Kumara Republic

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:55:09 +1300

I've published a revised edition for a global Internet audience of "The Driverless Road Ahead" on Medium. In the meantime we're still waiting for the Future of Work manifesto to properly go from theory to practice.

And in the new year I'm taking the plunge with Dev Academy – which…

Hilary Stace

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:06:07 +1300

My email to Jacinda must have woven its way through the bureaucratic ether and this afternoon I got a phone call from someone in Work and Income's employment service asking whether I was looking for some help with finding Oscar a job. He could meet with him and have a…

Kevin McCready

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:08:14 +1300

http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/job_guarantee/JobGuarantee.cfm

Public Address

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:08:14 +1300

Discussion from blog post.