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http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/greens-launch-green-paper-work-life-balance/5/151431
The Green Party today launched a discussion paper to promote better work-life balance for Aotearoa/New Zealand.

"New Zealander’s work some of the longest hours in the world and it’s something we need to address if we are serious about promoting NZ as a place to have a great life style, said Holly Walker, Green Party Work-Life balance spokesperson.

"We also have a real issue with brain drain in this country - we can’t compete on wages with bigger economies but we could. For this to be real we need address a work culture of long hours."

OECD research shows that Kiwis work on average 10 hours a week more than the average for OECD countries.

The Green Party discussion paper covers three main areas:

- Promotion campaign and resources for work-life balance

- Development of at least 8 additional statutory holidays to ensure coverage throughout the year.

- Provision for space in work places for naps, mediatation, yoga and other stress relief techniques.


The Green Party MPs have chosen to sponsor the following holidays in the consultation process.

Proposed additional statutory holidays

- March 24: Look after the environment day (all)

- April 16 - Rebirth the Earth (Catherine Delahunty)

- May 5 - Buy local, Eat local day (Eugenie Sage)

- May 11: Bob Marley’s commemoration day (all)

- June 20: Love your cycle (not in a dirty way) day (Julie Anne Genter)

- July 12: Bigger words are better day (Kennedy Graham/Eugenie Sage)

- September 20: Dave’s dancing day (David Clendon)

- October 11: Dolphin love day (Gareth Hughes)

- April 1: April’s fool’s day (all)

All days would be Mondayised or Fridayised as appropriate
 
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