Health NZ offers voluntary redundancy

Summarised by Centrist

Health New Zealand is offering voluntary redundancy to staff in health administration, advisory, and knowledge roles as part of a cost-cutting initiative. The move comes as the organisation aims to address financial issues, with Health Minister Dr Shane Reti previously citing a $130 million monthly overspend. Professor Lester Levy, who replaced the Health New Zealand Board, has been tasked with cutting between 2,500 and 3,000 “back office” staff to find $1.4b in savings.

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