SkyCity Auckland to end zero-hours contracts

Casino operator SkyCity, the biggest single-site employer in Auckland, will provide employees with more security by ending zero-hours contracts starting next year.

Following strong revenue growth, SkyCity Auckland reached an agreement with Unite Union and the Service and Food Workers Union to give its 800 part-time and on-call staff guaranteed hours of at least 8, 16, 20 or 32 hours a week. SkyCity employees will have the option of electing a higher number of hours or remaining on their current minimum hours, depending on their individual circumstances.

SkyCity Auckland has also agreed to a 2.5% pay increase for all staff for the next two years.

Unite Union assistant secretary Tom Buckley said the agreement followed a union campaign against zero-hours contracts, which started in December. Fast food restaurants, cinema chains and two hotels have already agreed to end such contracts.