Employment
A jobseeker's market as unemployment drops, wages up in NZ
It's a job-seekers market - with employers competing to fill roles and pumping up pay packets.
Official data released today shows the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest in nearly a year, and… Audio
Solomon Islands pushes to be added to seasonal workers scheme
The lifting of quarantine restrictions for seasonal workers entering New Zealand from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu has been well received in the three countries.
It's a boon for the tourism-reliant… Audio
Marsden Point refinery workers bracing for job losses
Workers at the Marsden Point oil refinery are bracing for substantial job losses over the next 18 months as the company carries out plans to turn it into an import-only terminal.
First Union, which… Audio
Wellington Ambulance paramedics plan industrial action
Parademics are saying that changes to rosters won't help fatigue among staff.
NZNO responds to DHBs taking nurses to employment court
The DHBs are taking nurses to the Employment Court, accusing them of not doing enough to guarantee safe staffing levels during a planned strike this month.
Nurses have formally declared they will… Audio
DHB spokesperson on taking nurses to the Employment Court
The DHBs are taking nurses to the Employment Court, accusing them of not doing enough to guarantee safe staffing levels during a planned strike this month.
Nurses have formally declared they will… Audio
Southern DHB nurse shortage puts patients at risk of harm
Patients are at risk of harm as a shortage of nurses on Southern District Health Board wards forces some to ration their care.
The problem was unearthed as part of a review into its safe-staffing… Audio
Orchard manager welcomes RSE workers, but wary of complications
RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will soon be allowed into the country, quarantine free.
Paul Paynter is the general manager of Yummy Fruits and says it is good news but there are still some… Video, Audio
Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu RSE workers to be allowed into NZ
RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will soon be allowed into the country, quarantine free.
Jacinda Ardern says there would normally be 10,000 RSE workers in New Zealand to help with the summer… Audio
Can a shorter working week make a happier society?
An advocate of the reduced working week says it's time for New Zealanders to re-examine how they're doing business, and that cutting back hours can improve both productivity and mental health. Audio
Hospice nurses seek pay parity with DHB colleagues
Hospital nurses are eyeing up possible strike action after rejecting the government's latest pay offer, while their counterparts in hospice care pursue pay parity with hospital nurses. Hospice nurses… Audio
DHBs surprised nurses voted down latest offer
The country's district health boards are surprised nurses have voted down the latest pay offer.
The Nurses Organisation says while the DHBs made promising moves on pay, the offer contained "too many… Audio
Study shows disagreement over vehicle safety
A major new study shows a gulf of disagreement over how to make supply chains, such as those that feed supermarkets, safer from vehicle-related risks.
That is despite agreement that commercial… Audio
Nurse strikes back on the table after pay offer rejected
Strikes are back on the table after nurses rejected the latest pay offer from district health boards.
About 30,000 nurses walked off the job in huge demonstrations around the country last month.
A… Audio
Uber employment case: When is a contractor really a worker?
The Detail - Unions are seeking an Employment Court ruling that Uber drivers are not independent contractors but workers - and entitled to employee benefits.
When a worker isn't just a worker
Unions are heading to the Employment Court taking action over Uber's drivers - asking the question when a 'contractor' is really a 'worker', and should be offered worker benefits. Audio
Pest company fined $275k for exposing employee to 1080
A Canterbury pest bait manufacturer has been fined $275,000 by WorkSafe, after an employee nearly died from 1080 poisoning in 2019.
Port delays, timber market fluctuations hit forestry workers hard
Forestry contractors say they are losing money, losing work, and losing jobs as a result of fluctuations in the market for timber, and delays in the ports.
The sector was enjoying some record high… Audio
Skilled labour shortages hit Auckland infrastructure projects
International demand for skilled workers is adding to the pressures faced by two of the country's biggest infrastructure projects.
Hopes Bledisloe Cup will boost hospitality sector
The hospitality sector is hoping the Bledisloe Cup will still be a success - despite almost no Austrailians being let into the country.
The trans-Tasman bubble is on pause for eight weeks as… Audio
