Employment

The pay of some judges has risen 19.2 percent in just five years, even though they are never given performance reviews. 

There are calls for more scrutiny of judicial performance, especially given… Audio

As vaccination rates tick up, employers are weighing up the question of vaccine mandates or incentives for staff.

Many businesses are looking to the government for a decisive word on Covid-19 'no jab… Audio

As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout ramps up businesses are confused about their legal obligations to staff and customers.

Can they refuse entry to unvaccinated cliental or sack staff who do not want the… Video, Audio

Essential workers have been given another week to provide proof they've undergone a Covid-19 test and can cross Auckland's boundary - and the delay has earned the ire of a leading epidemiologist.

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Early childhood relief teachers aren't being paid in lockdown, forcing some to burn through retirement savings just to get by.

Their employers - public funded kindergarten associations and trusts -… Audio

Starting a new job can be stressful enough, but some have been forced to do it during lockdown.

While many organisations have overcome the challenges with working from home, it can be a whole new… Video, Audio

Supermarket workers are increasingly worried about their safety; saying Friday's horrific terrorist attack did not come as a surprise. Cabinet will today consider the need for any changes to… Audio

From next Tuesday everyone over the age of 12 will be required to keep a record of every "busy place or event" they've been to. The move is to combat low levels of scanning or signing in outside of a… Audio

For women considering a career change - some interesting news. A new survey shows employees in the trade sector want to hire more women, but they need support to do it. The survey was carried out by… Video, Audio

There are already signs that this lockdown is hitting low-income workers harder than the last. Salvation Army policy analyst Ronji Tanielu has sounded the alarm on increasing food scarcity across the… Audio

Intensive care workers are under pressure from the rising number of Covid-19 patients and the challenges in dealing with the virus.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says intensive care… Audio

The government has extended the freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers as cases in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak go into quarantine.

In Auckland two hotels normally used for returnees have been or… Video, Audio

The managed isolation and quarantine system and the health system are feeling the pressure of Covid-19 Delta.

The government has extended its freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers, saying… Video, Audio

There are fears MIQ workers at Wellington's quarantine facility are being put at unnecessary risk with Covid-19 cases allowed to exercise in an underground car park with no forced ventilation.

All of… Audio

Panellists Julia Whaipooti and Mark Knoff-Thomas on why Auckland Libraries are ditching overdue fines, employee rights under lockdown, and why townhouses are all the rage. Audio

The government is being told it must act urgently on immigration to attract and keep desperately needed nurses and doctors.

One specialist recruitment agency says medics are ruling out New Zealand… Audio

WorkSafe NZ's Al McCone says two simple things could save many deaths a year in rural NZ. Audio