The Workplace Wellbeing project is a collaboration between the NZ Council of Social Services, the NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations, Community Waikato and the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota. We have come together to explore ways in which our four organisations can support the development and maintenance of good employment practice and relationships in our sector.

This project has been around in some form for almost five years now. During this time we have run a series of successful workshops for community sector employers on Effective Employment Relationships.

Latest news

ManaMahi newsletter Summer 2009 released

The Summer edition of ManaMahi, the Workplace Wellbeing panui, contains fresh and relevant news for the sector.

In this edition:

• Ground breaking Community House MECA Launched in the Waikato
• Mana Mahi Employment Resource - have you got yours yet?
• "Working for Effective Employment Relationships" - 2010 Workshops
• Disability Support Workers Sleepover case - another step towards justice
• Sector Employment News - Aged Care
• Skills for the Future of Social Wellbeing 2020 - Workforce Development Project for Social Services
• Finance and Fundraising Haunt Not-for-Profits
• Disability support provider network announced
• Volunteer Managers Survey
• Proposal to Change Definition of Serious Harm
• Have you registered or ordered software through TechSoup yet?
• A Conversation about Work in the Sector: Brenda Pilott, PSA

ManaMahi newsletter Winter 2009 released

The Winter edition of ManaMahi, the Workplace Wellbeing panui, is packed with stories and photos from the Workplace Wellbeing project, as well as news from the sector and beyond.

In this edition:

• "Working for Effective Employment Relationships" - workshop itinerary for the rest of 2009
• Disability Workers Gain Historic Legal Victory
• Waikato Community House Multi Employer Collective Agreement
• Sector Employment News
• Low Wage Workers and Non-Profits
• Redundancy: the Most Effective Way to Reduce Employment Costs?
• Surviving Tough Times: New Department of Labour Page
• Strategic Pay: Not-for-Profit Sector Survey 2009

Workshop Itinerary

The following "Working for Effective EmploymentRelationships" Workshops are coming up soon. The new workshop schedule is available here and in the latest newsletter.

• West Auckland - August 26, see flyer for more information.
• Mangere - August 27, see flyer for more information.
• Porirua - September 10, see flyer for more information.
• Central Auckland - October 14
• Nelson- November 4
• Greymouth - November 5
• Hawkes Bay - November 25

Mana Mahi Employment relations resource for community & voluntary sector organisations

The in-depth guide to employment of people in the Tangata Whenua, Community, and voluntary sector organisations is now available online here.

We have recently launched a new, one-stop employment relations resource designed specifically for organisations in the community & voluntary sector.

Mana Mahi, contains 17 best practice guides, 6 resource booklets on a wide range of employment relations matters together with a CD-ROM of ready-to-use templates of policies, job descriptions, employment agreements etc.