Employment

Employers are criticising doctors for describing workplace stress as a medical condition on medical certificates. Audio

People in the film and television business are banking on a big surge in activity, with more demand for infrastructure and plenty of work to go around. Audio

Creating more jobs in rural regions has been touted as a way to help ease Auckland's housing crisis. Audio

Most teenage babysitters will have a good working knowlege of your pantry, and the TV remote, and are bound to have figured out what your Wifi password is, but how much do they actually know about… Audio

More and more primary sector jobs in the future won't require workers getting their hands dirty. The government estimates an extra 50 thousand workers will be needed if the sector is to reach its goal… Audio

New Zealand's largest credit union NZCU Baywide says it accepts it made mistakes by distributing a former employees private Facebook photo to employment agencies but doesn't think it caused the harm… Audio

Charles McGuinness discusses docking of wages and sexual harassment in the workplace. Audio

Two former senior executives of one of the country's largest credit unions are expected to support claims NZCU Baywide stole the private information of a former employee and used it to try to destroy… Audio

The savings from raising the pension age may not be as great as expected. Audio

Principals say some schools are breaking the law by threatening to report staff to the Teachers Council unless they resign. Audio

The president of the Principals Federation, Philip Harding, says some schools are breaking the law by offering not to report staff to the Teachers Council if they resign. Audio

Principals groups say an attempt by the School Trustees Association to improve the way school boards appraise and hire principals is clandestine and ill-considered. Audio

A human rights lawyer says migrant workers are facing Dickensian conditions, with some working for nothing but food. Audio

High-paid jobs for teachers and principals have been voted in by secondary teachers, who say they will reduce damaging competition between schools. Audio

The Council of Trade Unions says petrol station owners who penalise their employees when drivers steal petrol are breaking the law. Audio

Disney is promising 400 new jobs for Wellington when work starts within weeks on a big-budget children's movie. Audio

A petrol station attendant is considering legal action saying he's had his pay docked hundreds of dollars for motorists driving off without paying for fuel. Audio

With the former PSA secretary, Brenda Pilott and Maria Berryman, a Wellington Employment Lawyer. Previously, she was a Principal of the Crown Solicitor's Office in Wellington advising Ministries… Audio

Migrant advisers in Christchurch say prosecutions by labour inspectors are just scratching the surface of a problem migrants are too afraid to talk about. Audio

About 100 cleaners at SkyCity can keep their jobs after the casino operator's plans to go to contractors were thwarted by the Employment Relations Authority. Audio