Modern worker's cottage
A small 100-year-old house has been transformed into a state-of-the-art working and living environment. It is hard to believe this ultra-modern, two-storey home was once a humble, one-bedroom worker's cottage. Tracey Hamilton and her partner Hugh ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Eccentric Art House
Artist and teacher, Andrew Hayim De Vries, has completely rebuilt a small, 1920s timber worker's cottage using what he calls 'urban rubble'. Andrew purchased the house in 1986, and over a period of 12 years he transformed it into a whimsical ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Workplace safety - manual handling injuries
One in three injuries to Australian workers are caused by manual handling, with inexperienced workers at greatest risk. Manual handling injuries are not limited to those sustained by lifting or carrying heavy loads. A person can be injured when ... [... more]
Better Health |
Skin cancer - protecting outdoor workers
People who work outdoors are in one of the highest risk groups for skin cancer. Your employer has a duty of care to protect you from sun damage. There is a range of methods that you and your employer can introduce to reduce exposure to the ... [... more]
Better Health |
Lizabeth Cohen
Lizabeth Cohen is Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies in the Department of History at Harvard University. She is the author of Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 (1990), which won the Bancroft Prize and the ... [... more]
Random House |
Reverse garbage
They say what is one man's trash is another man's treasure and that's exactly what you'll find at Reverse Garbage. Reverse Garbage began in 1976 when a group of primary school teachers, community workers and parents became concerned about the ... [... more]
Getaway |
Farm safety - confined spaces
Confined spaces on farms are dangerous. Water tanks, silos, tunnels, wells, manure pits and other confined spaces can suffocate a person with vapours or low oxygen levels. Farm workers, children and other people are at risk. People making a ... [... more]
Better Health |
Orchardists Can't Consult Workers On Adverse Change
Fruitgrowers say law changes in the Employment Relations Bill demonstrate a lack of understanding of the employment relationships in horticulture. HASTINGS 5/07/2004 - Fruitgrowers say law changes in the Employment Relations Bill demonstrate a ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Horticulturists Back Govt Moves To Use More Imported Workers
Fruitgrowers say moves by Labour Minister Paul Swain to tackle chronic shortages of seasonal labour in the rural sector represent a major step forward. WELLINGTON, 27/10/2004 - Fruitgrowers say moves by Labour Minister Paul Swain to tackle ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Seasonal Workers' Income To Be Assessed Over Full Year
Rule changes will mean some seasonal workers will be able to smooth their incomes over a full year when being assessed for stand-down periods. WELLINGTON 22/04/2005 - Rule changes which mean some seasonal workers will be able to smooth their ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - New Rules For Seasonal Workers Effective Today
WELLINGTON 2/05/2005 - New rules for seasonal workers came into effect today. Now unemployment benefit stand-down rules mean seasonal workers can have their income assessed over a full year instead of only the past six months of work. Seasonal ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Website Entices Workers
A website is helping the search for the thousands of workers needed for the coming apple harvest season in Hawke's Bay. HAWKE'S BAY 8/01/2007-A website is helping the search for the thousands of workers needed for the coming apple harvest season ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
