Employment

The sector has been gradually recovering from the mid-year slump when the economy stalled.

Parliament has rejected a petition fighting to change ACC workplace legislation to include injured volunteer firefighters.

The initiative was developed to address the worsening manufacturing skills shortage at a time when the sector is facing a projected shortfall of 157,000 workers over the next five years.

The agency planned to require staff to work in the office three days a week, rather than two.

An unknown chemical sent for recycling has injured two workers and forced the facility's closure.

The staff cuts will see reductions to emergency management, pandemic preparedness and Māori health. Audio

A new survey found women in the sector are far more likely to experience sexual harrassment than their male colleagues.

Air New Zealand says there will no longer be strike action affecting long-haul or regional travellers, but other disruptions remain possible.

A survey reveals one generation of workers are more likely to feel burnt out and exhausted, and 40 percent dread going to work. Audio

The man who continually watched pornography at work has been found to have been wilfully blind to the fact that his employees could see his screen.

RNZ first reported on years-long ructions at the unit that treats abused children, Te Puaruruhau, in October.

We look at the government's nine key goals and see what it's achieved so far.

And staff say they love working at Te Oraka so much, they'd do it for free.