Employment

The Pacific could be gripped by civil unrest unless more is done to occupy the region's growing youth population, academics warn. Audio

An opposition politician in Fiji wants the resigning head of the sugar corporation to face an investigation into his management practices.

Immigration NZ is not saying whether it will apologise for releasing an "off-the-cuff" comment as an official tally of a transport company's migrant workers.

Serious mistakes by exhausted junior doctors are going unreported because they think their concerns are falling on deaf ears, their union says.

Up to 100 people could lose their jobs in a major restructure at BNZ bank.

The Medical Council will follow up claims of threats against junior doctors who were considering whether to strike, as they return to work today after 48 hours of industrial action.

The Prime Minister has rejected criticism the government used immigration to solve skill shortages rather than training young New Zealanders.

It could take months for hospitals to catch up with the backlog of planned surgeries after a strike by junior doctors, a senior doctor says. Video

Too many jobs are going to migrant workers instead of young, struggling New Zealanders, the Salvation Army says.

Junior doctors have begun strike action over a dispute about rosters, but the Health Minister says he has seen no objective evidence that their working hours are unsafe. Video, Audio

About 1000 St John ambulance officers are planning industrial action, saying they - like junior doctors - are worried about under-staffing and fatigue.

Most people will recover less than half of their legal costs after winning their case before the Employment Relations Authority, a survey has found.

Senior doctors say DHBs are trying to pay them less than a 2008 rate to cover junior doctors when they strike tomorrow.

A worker who was refused three days bereavement leave for his foster brother's funeral has won an employment case.

Underemployment or low contracted hours is "endemic" in retail throughout New Zealand, according to a union.

Nearly 1000 budgeting advisors will begin finding out today if they have a job next month, after initially being told they would know by August.

Thousands of fast-food workers will get fully guaranteed hours for the first time in decades under a new deal between Unite Union and Restaurant Brands. Audio

The Northern Marianas is set for another minimum wage increase, less than a month after a 50 cent an hour raise.

The Human Rights Commission is defending its decision to deny legal help to a woman who went on to get the second highest-ever award for a breach of her privacy.

The difference between men's and women's wages is growing, with the gap now at 12 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand.