By Mary Longmore
April 3, 2025
Staff say they fear for residents after one of the country’s largest aged-care providers, Bupa, this week announced it was pushing ahead with roster changes that will see staff at 17 of its homes lose hours and flexibility.
Read more... Bupa goes ahead with cuts to hours, a day after protest hīkoi
By Mary Longmore
March 28, 2025
Aged-care workers are preparing to hīkoi from the Auckland Domain to Bupa’s head office in Newmarket next Tuesday, a day before the profit-making global company reveals whether it’s going ahead with cuts to worker hours at 17 care homes around the country.
Read more... Bupa aged-care workers prepare to hīkoi in protest over proposed cuts
By Mary Longmore
March 10, 2025
After 23 years working at Bupa’s Sunset facility, enrolled nurse (EN) Epenesa Mutimuti says she will walk away if a proposal to cut staff and hours goes ahead.
Read more... ‘They’ve got no heart for people’ — hīkoi planned over Bupa’s proposed cuts
By Mary Longmore
March 3, 2025
A family of unionists hit the picket line recently to support striking staff at Bupa’s South Auckland home in Wattle Downs — led by their 87-year-old mum who lives there.
Read more... 87-year-old resident takes to Bupa picket line in South Auckland
By Renee Kiriona
February 20, 2025
Unions have been notified that Bupa, one of the biggest aged care companies in New Zealand, will be restructuring 17 of its sites all at once.
Read more... Another aged-care company plans major restructures