Employment

Health workers who haven't had their first Covid-19 vaccination will be barred from the job from tomorrow.

While some nurses are firm in their stance to not get vaccinated, it's hoped others might… Audio

Many people remain reluctant about returning to their workplaces because of Covid-19. Professor of Macroeconomics, Robert MacCulloch joins the show to discuss the great resignation and why people will… Audio

Hospitals are holding one-on-one interviews with vaccine hold-outs in the hope it can persuade them to get a jab before they lose their job.

Any DHB employee who hasn't had a first vaccine dose will… Audio

AstraZeneca jabs will soon be available, in what is being seen as another lever in the government's push to boost vaccination rates.

The double dose vaccine will provide an alternative for those who… Audio

People against Covid-19 vaccines and vaccination mandates are using a leaked email address to abuse Countdown supermarket.

The email was set up to seek staff feedback on a proposal to require all the… Audio

Firefighters say the country will be less safe on Tuesday because of the sector's Covid-19 vaccination mandate.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is requiring its 13,000 staff - both professional and… Audio

The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on Fiji and the Philippines to uphold and protect the rights of seafarers.

The move comes as a group of Filipino sailors stranded in Fiji -… Audio

With less than a month until harvest, Central Otago orchards are scrambling to find staff.

The region needs upwards of 5000 seasonal workers across the horticulture and viticulture industries during… Audio

The pandemic has stretched our nursing workforce - whether it be to the MIQ front line, to mass testing or vaccinating.

Now they have to devote resources to the thorny task of "remote support" for… Audio

A small King Country school expects all of its staff will be banned from the classrooms when the government's vaccine mandate takes effect next week.

Matiere School is one of several warning they… Audio

Corrections has placed 202 prison staff on special leave because they haven't had at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. 

The Government required all prison staff to have their first vaccination… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says if people against vaccinations believe in choice they should respect peoples' decisions to get the jab.

Protests have appeared at vaccination centres in… Audio

The unemployment rate has fallen further to 3-point-4 percent.

That's contributing to a tight labour market, which in theory, would mean in-demand workers can demand higher rates of pay.

And to an… Audio

The Auckland city centre is on the road to losing one billion dollars in spending, due to the lockdown.

That's the finding of Auckland business association Heart of the City, which is asking for… Audio