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Yep same one although there is a new manager for a new team which is where the complaint was made which sparked the policy change.

We have had Afrikaans, Russian, Mandarin and Filipino speakers currently and in the past. Apparently Hindi was just too much for someone.

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That sounds like the kind of thing a company owner in Texas would get sued (and lose) over, and come out o' the courthouse sayin' he can't see what he done wrong. That's exactly why I raised the objection (and was quietly told to stop stirring things up). The legal backing in NZ for this kind of th...

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My management just introduced an "English only" policy at work, including in the break room

This seems pretty dodgy to me, especially for a company which espouses values of diversity and inclusion and a positive work culture.

Is this kind of policy common?

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The back of the nasal passage offers the best location to detect antibodies in a simple swab. The saliva tests that are beginning to make their way into the testing regimes use a different screening tech that I have no idea about and I'm guessing that those saliva test kits are either more expensiv...

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The swabs aren't coated in ethylene oxide. It's removed during the process. Ethylene oxide gas exposure is a common form of sterilisation for single use items. It's an alternative to things like gamma irradiation and steam autoclave, and is more appropriate for particular kinds of plastic that gamma...

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Australia does it again. You’re welcome planet earth. Let's hope it doesn't follow the path of the Australian wonder vaccine Are you referring to penicillin? Probably not, as it's not a vaccine. There was a documentary about an Aussie bloke whose vaccine worked perfectly against Covid, but unfortun...

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That’s essentially fraud It is but it isn't. Because staff are not required to provide any documentation to verify sickness until the reach the 4th day in a row. So whilst I might know that a teacher has been at the pub for the day, I can't ask them for proof that they were sick without breaching t...

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Taking at least a week off at a time is vital and more companies should encourage it for employees who have in excess of 75% of their annual accrual, for the simple fact it improves performance.

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Judging by Pornhub's analytics, I'm gonna say yes there is.

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I think the Independence Day comparison is really apt. Maybe a cross between that and Starship Troopers. Action Comedy, fun yet dumb, great set pieces, plot like a sieve, hilariously stupid hammy ending. Still waiting for someone to explain how big bugs could fire a space rock across the universe t...

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I found it entertaining dispute all the obvious plot flaws. Although it contained a bug bear of mine in that they equip their troops mostly with inadequate weapons fit the enemy they were facing. Starship troopers was the same. If the enemy is that hard to kill with normal rounds why not equip your...

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The real test for a 4 day week will be small and medium enterprises implementing it successfully and showing an improvement in productivity, profitability and market position off the back of it. In the case of the NZ Unilever trial, its not a great test as the NZ based business is not required to be...

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Neither of those movies were marketed the same way as Ghost busters was

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You're an idiot.

It's a beauty contest.
She will literally be judged by her looks as part of that.

No one is denying her her identity

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All the power to her and all that, but I wouldn't. TBH, I don't think I would even if she wasn't once a man. But knowing that she was I definitely wouldn't. Genuinely, take one look at the picture and you'd think it was a biological women whose just had some work done-up, a Kim Kardashian sort of l...

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... contestant

Weird headline from the Guardian suggests there has been trans contestants before that either no one knew about or realised were trans.

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:38 am https://vimeo.com/185780532

Steve Carr

NZ’s best video artist ?

Looks like bad practical effects from Star Trek the Original Series

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Look how close the field is at the line compared to Bolt’s run - there was a 40 metre gap back then… Elite training effect? Professionalism? Coaching resources? That might mean the times these kids are posting won't improve as much as Bolt’s, whose PB was ultimately close to 0.8s faster than the yo...

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mabunch78 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:30 am Her coach has his say...
https://amp.smh.com.au/sport/transgende ... 582qz.html

The real test is, would he fudge her if she attempted to seduce him?

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If Ravindra develops to be a test quality spinning all-rounder (batting in the top 6) then that is a helluva team. You have your spinner/holding bowler in the top 6 (can drop to 7 behind Blundell if his bowling workload has been too high in a match) and keep the 4 strike bowlers. To be honest he do...

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They're not going to bat Jamieson higher than 8. Too much workload for a frontline bowler. CdG was there to do the holding role with the ball if necessary. I think there's a few misconceptions as to what his main role in the team was, just because he has surprisingly decent bowling stats in Test cr...

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It was not only Tim Paine putting the boot into the BCs. Will New Zealand regret not selecting spinner Ajaz Patel for the World Test Championship final? Australian legend Shane Warne believes so. The leg-spinner with 708 wickets to his name took to social media last night to lament the Black Caps f...

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That's the second time this match Southee has dropped a catch off the last ball of the over when he is bowling the next one.

Could he be getting ahead of the game and losing focus?

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Goodnight you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England, you pieces of shit

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Team balance is the most important thing. There is no point selecting 4 world-class quicks when 3 + CDG would suffice. If the pitch offers enough to seam, then any 3 of the 4 will get the job done. If it doesn't, well, CDG will be important as a holding bowler and we'll probably need Patel. One of ...

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That shot from Young highlights why I'd prefer he bat at 4 rather than move to opener. He's an expansive stroke maker and isn't quite as precise as Conway (who could bat anywhere)

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We could actually win this -pending weather and a potential bc classic collapse I ’m a bit concerned going foward though,that we are relying on Conway too much -even in these early days of his test career Both kane and Taylor look out of touch - Taylor is very lucky to be still at the crease today ...

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There would be no incentive to invest in other countries either. That makes zero sense. It makes perfect sense. Ireland’s low corporate tax rate is THE major reason why so many foreign companies choose to relocate their business to be based here. Look, I don’t like it either, I don’t think it’s fai...

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The beauty of fuel levies is that you can't go anywhere without paying them. Also it is simple, just the one payment at the pump. And larger engined cars favoured by rich pricks are naturally pinged more because they use more gas. Splitting road user charges to a separate payment will result in hun...

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This is what National propose in 2020 https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/118207889/national-proposes-axing-fuel-taxes-increasing-funding-for-transport-if-it-wins-in-2020 Nowhere does it mention GPS tracking. What it does mention is prepaid road user charges and new technologies enabling that system But ...

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Public transport is a difficult one, as its not very popular and a small increase in fares to cover costs can have disproportionate impact on patronage Meanwhile, this government has gone full on 1984 with their suggestion of replacing fuel taxes and road user charges with a compulsory GPS tracking ...

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Have to say I applaud the Govt for this. Getting rid of the 20 DHB's seems like a no brainer and there has been bipartisan discussion of this over the past few weeks on this thread and it seems we are all in agreement. The MHA is a great concept if it is able to deliver better health outcomes for M...

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guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:05 am ahhh...

preferential.

Well, you're white so you're sort of well up the ladder of odds already.

I'm not white, I'm mixed race

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I'm yet to read the details, does anyone know what kind of preferential services I can access if I claim my status as tangata whenua?

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So just to be clear. If any of this was happening under a National lead Govt and Judith Collins was Prime Minister you wouldn't have a problem with any of these compliance failures? Firstly, I've got a philosophical aversion to outsourcing critical services, and I believe this is a critical service...

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This doesn't surprise me anymore... A managed isolation security guard who tested positive for Covid-19 received is understood to have received his last test for the virus in November. Managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) officials, including Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and he...

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To be honest, people should be much more concerned about non-radioactive heavy metal contamination in the harbours around Japan than tritium pollution of which the health impacts are negligible

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DHB's have their merits. Rather than do away with them altogether their relationship with the MOH should be rescoped and some of them should be merged.

Building one giant nationwide entity would have its own inefficiencies

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Before throwing more money into the pit of public health, there should be a top to bottom examination of how and where there is waste in the system

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guy smiley wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:05 am "not to share their vaccination status with their employers."

okey dokey... and off you may f**k.

Surely in circumstances like being employed MIQ, your vaccination status is a pre requisite to employment. Citing privacy reasons is an enormous cop out

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