Special Notice to Wellington Unite members

Unite to picket call centre over use of 90 day anti-worker law

12.30pm, Wednesday 9th December

Unite Union members will picket the Wellington call centre of Positive Airflow Limited for sacking a worker and union member without reason under the National Party’s 90 day probationary period law. Positive Airflow Ltd sells Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) units.*

"Lisa Stoneham, a young worker, left a previous job to take up employment at the call centre. Days into her job however, she was told that she was fired and has now enrolled for an unemployment benefit,” said Wellington Unite organiser Matt Jones.

“Lisa was never given any notice or warning before she was fired and was not even told the reason for being dismissed”. The 90 day probationary period provides employers with the ability to treat workers like tools, to be picked up and put down at will without respect for how they can feed themselves or pay rent, said Matt Jones.

“We are calling on the company to reinstate Lisa and to remove the 90 day probationary period from its employees contracts. We are also calling for National to revoke the 90 day probationary period law before more vulnerable workers lose their jobs,” concluded Matt Jones.

All Unite members and supporters are asked to support the picket of the call centre, on Home Street (behind Kent Terrace), Wellington, from 12.30pm on Wednesday 9th December.


For more information contact:
Matt Jones on 029 201 3837 or email matthew@unite.org.nz

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