90-day trial

The 90-day trial period for workers appears to have had a small but positive impact on job numbers for small and medium-sized employers, research released yesterday says.

Hundreds of Dunedin workers added their voices to the thousands of others across New Zealand protesting against employment law changes yesterday.

About 200 people took a stand against proposed employment law changes in an enthusiastic protest in Dunedin on Saturday.

Some of Otago's biggest employers should be well enough managed to avoid putting new workers on a 90-day trial, Methodist Mission Dunedin chief executive Laura Black says.