Employment
From PhD to WD40: leaving the white-collar assembly line
Skilled trades require and reward good intellect – and shouldn't be undervalued – says American philosopher and motorcycle mechanic Matthew B Crawford. Audio
Skill shortage drives growth in apprenticeships
Skill shortages and strong business demand are encouraging more employers to take on apprentices, the Industry Training Federation says.
Pay dispute: Bacon company workers to refuse overtime
More than 100 workers at a Wairarapa bacon company are taking industrial action from midnight tonight, calling for better pay.
More than 4000 IRD, MBIE public servants to strike
Employees at both organisations will take part in two two-hour stoppages on 9 and 23 July after this afternoon's vote.
Pay equity for mental health and addiction workers
Five thousand mental health and addiction support workers will get the same pay rates as care and support workers, who won a historic pay equity case last year. Audio
Holidays Act overhaul won't hurt workers - minister
The workplace relations minister is promising no worker will be left worse off by an overhaul of the Holidays Act.
Council connects young job-seekers with employers
Thousands of young job-seekers met potential employers in Auckland yesterday in an event aimed at getting more of the city's youth into jobs. Auckland Council organised the JobFest because more than… Audio
Kiwifruit packing company describes jobs as 's*** work'
After pointing to "welfare dependency" as a reason for its worker shortage a fortnight ago, a kiwifruit packing company has now admitted its jobs are "shit work". Video, Audio
Thousands turn out for careers market in Solomon Islands
Thousands of students in Solomon Islands took time out to think about their futures earlier this month at a careers market day in the capital Honiara. Audio
DOC work experience course: 'I've found self pride'
A course that's proven life changing for a handful of young people on the dole is about to be expanded.
Desperate staff working for free but 'it's not really consent'
Desperate retail workers trying to make ends meet are agreeing to work for free in order to secure more shifts from bosses, a union says. Audio
Smiths City ordered to pay staff for unpaid meetings
For 15 years, Smiths City staff were expected to attend a 15 minute morning meeting they weren't paid for. The company has now been given three months to pay up. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Questions over Filipino labour-hire contracts: 'They're scared'
A construction worker brought over from the Philippines to work in Auckland says he was told to pay $5000 or be deported, if he wanted to get out of his contract.
Transmission Gully too big for local workforce - immigration lawyer
The company that brought in 100 migrant workers to help tackle a major infrastructure project is not taking the easy way out, an immigration lawyer says.
Unemployment edges down, wage growth subdued
An extra 79,000 jobs were created in the last year, pushing unemployment to a nine-year low of 4.4 percent, but wage growth remains subdued. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
Union and Lyttelton Port reach agreement
Lyttelton Port Company says it has reached an agreement in principle with the Rail and Maritime Transport Union regarding terms of settlement.
Nearly half of Kiwis want to work post retirement - survey
A BNZ Financial Futures survey asked more than 2000 people about their retirement plans and found 46 percent want to keep working past the age of 65 because of the value and satisfaction it gives… Audio
Lyttelton port workers to lose pay due to planned strike
Nearly 200 union members working at Lyttelton Port won't get paid for four days when 11 members go on strike in two weeks.
Job growth dwindles in big cities
TradeMe's latest quarterly jobs analysis suggests that while it's still a job-hunter's market, things may be levelling off.
Official worker shortage declared in Tasman region
The number of jobseekers door-knocking a Motueka orchard and packhouse on a daily basis has dropped from the usual 20 or 30 a day to almost none, the orchard's director says.
