Employment

John Key has revealed more details about selling off state houses and Labour's Andrew Little has promised more jobs as both leaders delivered their state-of-the-nation speeches in Auckland today. Audio

The Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, has told an audience of predominantly small business owners in Auckland how Labour would boost economic growth to create more, higher paying jobs. Audio

The Auckland jobs market is continuing to lead the way, though job ad figures show growth is flattening out. Audio

Charles McGuinness is an employment lawyer with DLA Phillips Fox. Audio

Young people lack life skills but are technically savvy. Audio

Students wanting a job with a fat paycheck and good prospects should consider a career in civil engineering, software development or accountancy and steer clear of acting and hospitality. Audio

Businesses are hiring more staff as they continue to feel upbeat about 2015. Audio

An economist is expecting jobs confidence to rebound later this year. Audio

More than three quarters of New Zealanders are unhappy with their jobs and want a change. Audio

Confidence in the jobs market has fallen as bad economic news here and overseas makes people feel gloomier. Audio

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