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Providing more pathways for nurses We’ve introduced an additional pay step for our nurses that will further reward our more experienced nurses for their advanced knowledge and skills.
“We want to be known as the employer that’s going to give you the best development, the best opportunities, the place you can grow and achieve the most.”
We’ve also developed our own Nursing Entry to Practice programme so that graduate nurses with a passion for aged care can start their careers in a supportive and industry-leading environment.
Nicole Forster
We’re recruiting more apprentices
We increased wages again this year
We continue to recruit apprentices to create a pipeline of people to support the work programme ahead.
Over the past 2 years, nursing and care staff have received substantial wage increases; all village staff received more sick-leave entitlements and the option to take an annual wellness day.
We currently have 14 apprentices working in construction while, in our inhouse kitchens, four kitchen hands are training to become chefs.
C H I E F P EO P L E A N D T EC H N O LO GY O F F I C E R
The above-inflation increases we’ve introduced mean that our adult minimum wage rate (in New Zealand) will lift to $20 an hour by July 2019. We’re pleased to break this barrier for our team. We will continue to look for more ways to improve the experience of working at Ryman, such as extending the Ryman Benefits scheme we introduced last year. All our staff receive a Ryman Team Benefits card, which entitles them to a range of discounts with leading retailers.
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