Employment
Sleepover workers win pay case
Nine people who worked sleepover shifts looking after children with sight problems have won their case to be paid the minimum wage.
How to make unemployable teens employable
An Auckland council organisation which is teaching teenagers how to get a job and handle it has been rolled out nationally and grown to four times its original size. COMET was launched in 2015 and set… Audio
Support workers threaten to walk off the job
More than 200 Waikato support workers will strike if mediation for higher pay does not go their way today.
Aust govt delays tax on backpackers
Fears in Australia a tax on working backpackers would send its agricultural workforce to New Zealand have delayed the plan and put it in doubt.
Meatworker unjustifiably dismissed rules ERA
Talley's-owned South Pacific Meats has been ordered to pay a worker more than $35,000 after she was subjected to unjustified dismissal.
Wellington City Council's wages
Living Wage Wellington made a submission today at Wellington Council's annual planning meeting, calling on the council to commit to becoming an accredited Living Wage employer, with requisite money… Audio
Changes in the way we work
Demographer, Paul Spoonley of Massey University discusses employment and where the labour market is trending. Professor Spoonley is Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences… Audio
Realities of regional living is more talent than jobs
Nelson City Council wants the government to relocate some of its services from Wellington to the regions.
Nurse wins 'ethnic slur' case against CDHB
A nurse disciplined for using an alleged ethnic slur has won his case before the Employment Relations Authority.
Fonterra cuts Hamilton canning plant jobs
About 30 jobs at Fonterra's Canpac plant are being axed as low milk prices push the dairy giant to cut costs.
Unemployment rises, wage growth subdued
The unemployment rate has jumped to 5.7 percent, with 144,000 out of work.
Sushi bars told to pay workers $71,000
Eight Whangarei sushi bars must pay a total of $71,000 in holiday pay to more than 50 workers, after what have been described as serious labour law breaches.
New York Times CEO sued over discrimination
The chief executive of the New York Times is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit alleging an "environment rife with discrimination based on age, race and gender".
Union hails smelter stat day victory
Hundreds of smelter workers are in line to share in a multi-million dollar payout after a court ruling on public holidays, E Tū says.
Supreme Court won't hear NZ Aluminium Smelters appeal
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters has been denied the right to take a long-running employment case to the Supreme Court. At issue was the right of employees to get an extra...
Manuka planting scheme has Kaikohe buzzing about future
A group of Kaikohe men who have never had full-time jobs are working on a manuka planting project aimed at lifting their families - and town - out of poverty.
Farm worker chase shows inspection regime struggling - Labour
The case of two farm workers who did long hours and were underpaid reveals the inadequacy of the Labour Inspectorate, the Labour Party says.
Labour Inspectorate under-resourced, says Opposition
New Zealand needs to triple the number of labour inspectors across the country to meet international guidelines and ensure farm workers are being treated properly, the Labour Party said. Audio
Survey shows employers hiring
Employers may be feeling more cautious about their business prospects but they don't appear to be holding off hiring new staff.
Affco fined over worker who was impaled
A meatworker whose face was impaled on a hook has been awarded $25,000 in damages.
