A NZNO spokesperson confirmed nurses and care workers at some of the sites had planned to picket over the next few days to show their concerns at the restructuring.
NZNO was still assessing the specific impacts the restructure would have on its members but was concerned at a pattern of restructuring currently happening across the aged-care sector.
The country’s other large aged-care company, Oceania Healthcare, recently let its workers know it would be making significant changes at five of its sites, that would impact on workers – nurses and care workers – and see their hours be reduced by at least a quarter.
That had led to a number of pickets at those sites.
Both Bupa and Oceania Healthcare appear to be in reasonable shape financially.
Kaitiaki reported on Friday that Oceania Healthcare boasts in its latest financial report upward arrows on all key economic outputs, from total comprehensive income to operating cashflow to assets.
Business Desk NZ reported last year that Bupa’s operating profit had bounced back.
Both companies employed about 3000 workers each.
Affected Bupa sites
- Northhaven – Whangaparaoa Peninsula
- Merrivale – Whangārei
- Totara Gardens – Whangārei
- Erin Park – Auckland
- Hugh Green – Auckland
- Remuera – Auckland
- Sunset – Auckland
- Wattle Downs – Auckland
- Glenburn – Auckland
- The Booms – Thames
- Riverstone – Palmerston North
- Te Whānau – Levin
- Winara – Waikanae
- Crofton Downs – Wellington
- Fergusson – Wellington
- Stokeswood – Lower Hutt
- Whitby – Porirua
Affected Oceania Healthcare sites
- Lady Allum – Auckland
- Elmswood – Tauranga
- Bayview – Tauranga
- Heretaunga – Upper Hutt
- Green Gables – Nelson