Kiwi nurses and midwives ready to reject pay dealNZ nurses use social media to publicise their struggles on the job. Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants are preparing for strike action despite having until Friday to vote on a new pay deal. CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF Finance Minister Grant Robertson says teachers and nurses look set to win from coalition Government's first budget. The pay offer, which was made after more than a month of mediation, covers a two-year period from August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2019. A petition for safer staffing and working conditions for nurses has received more than 13,000 signatures.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2018 07:18 UTC