Employment
Unemployment looms as Marsden Pt oil refinery winds down
Northland's jobless rate could be set to skyrocket as one of the region's biggest employers winds down.
Workers at the Marsden Point oil refinery are bracing for hundreds of jobs to go next year… Audio
'Pretty frustrated' police consider protest action over pay
Police officers are considering protest action after negotiations over a new pay agreement hit a brick wall.
Sick leave increase: Unions call for eligibility from day one of a job
From tomorrow, changes to double minimum sick leave entitlements from five to 10 days come into effect, but workers are only eligible once they have been in a job six months.
How to turn around a toxic work culture
Dr Hillary Bennett is a registered psychologist specialising in the leadership of safety and wellbeing. She's been consulting for decades here and overseas in the private and public sectors. Audio
Nurses hold off strike after pay talks breakthrough with DHBs
Nurses have cancelled their upcoming strike after a breakthrough in pay negotiations with the DHBs.
The Nurses Organisation has agreed to take the government's latest offer back to their members to… Audio
Nurses union hold off strike to vote on revised pay offer
The strikes are off and nurses are set to vote on the government's revised pay offer.
After hitting a deadlock in pay talks, nurses had agreed to three strikes over the next few months.
But late… Video, Audio
Queenstown businesses struggling with lack of staff
At least 18,000 foreign workers will be allowed to stay here twice as long after changes to essential skill visas.
From Monday, people on those visas for jobs paid below the median wage will be able… Audio
Unemployment down, but are jobs enough to cover rising costs?
The government's counting another drop in unemployment numbers as a win - but others say they don't paint the whole picture.
Over the past three months, more than 31,000 people found jobs and got off… Audio
Overtime up in workplaces, but only half of staff being paid for it
A new survey of 600 organisations has found just 13 percent managed to reduce their overtime hours over the past 12 months.
Beneficiary numbers continue to drop as economy recovers from Covid-19
The latest quarterly figures from the Ministry of Social Development show there are about 11,000 fewer people receiving a benefit, compared to the previous quarter.
Private sector says govt luring workers away from busine
Government agencies are expanding rapidly, raising fears the public sector is sucking workers away from private businesses with big money offers.
Updates from 18 departments and ministries reveal… Audio
Public service adds to private sector recruitment woes
Businesses are complaining an expanding public service is adding to their recruitment woes.
One example is the Ministry for the Environment, which is two thirds bigger than it was two years ago and… Audio
Workers say hospitality no longer a viable career path
Hospitality workers say that it's no longer a viable career path in New Zealand due to low wages, long hours and few incentives.
This comes as cafe and restaurants across New Zealand call for the… Audio
The nurses' dispute - complications set in
Nurses have more industrial action planned as frustration with shortages and pay boil over - what's behind the anger? Audio
Closed borders could equal pay boost for some workers
Our closed border is creating a shortage of migrant labour but many of those currently employed here still have no choice but to settle for low wages, according to the New Zealand Council of Trade… Audio
What are the new rules for job hunting?
Being humble is a bit of a national personality trait, but a recruitment expert says Kiwis need to put it to one side when it comes to the job hunt. Author Tom O'Neil has worked in recruitment and HR… Audio
Fast food managers wages plummeting - Union
Unite Union says the wages of fast food managers have plummeted over the past 20 years.
In 2003 the average rate was around $12.60 an hour - or 33 percent above the minimum wage.
However, by 2021… Audio
Keeping the doors open in the restaurant trade
The Restaurant Association has a long wish list for the government to help its labour shortage situation - but does it need to look internally at the wages and conditions of hospitality workers? Audio
Maritime Union responds to mandatory vaccination extension
Port and airport workers will soon be required to be vaccinated, as the government expands its border workforce rule.
Craig Harrison, National Secretary of the Maritime Union, talks to Lisa Owen.
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Fishing vessel with two Covid-19 cases will dock in Wellington
The fishing vessel Viking Bay, with two crew members who have tested positive for Covid-19, will dock at Queens Wharf in Wellington tomorrow.
