Employment

New data shows 25 percent of Australian employers classify over-50s as being older, and some say it isn't any better here.

More than 36,000 nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants are set to walk off the job for 24 hours from 9am Wednesday. Audio

Explainer - Nurses and midwives held a strike for 24 hours in protests over staffing levels and pay. Here's what you need to know. Audio

Australian companies say they are not trying to poach NZ's workforce, but anybody who does fancy upping sticks for 'Straya's Northern Territory is being fair dinkum promised a chunk a' change that… Audio

The union says nurses are 'exasperated' by Health NZ's refusal to acknowledge chronic short-staffing through negotiations, but the government agency says it's put 'a fair offer on the table'.

Young people are feeling the impact of the weak labour market.

A trainee surgeon accused of secretly snapping intimate images in Australian hospital toilets allegedly ranked the photos and videos, according to court documents.

An Auckland recycling centre is thanking the huge community effort that helped it get back on its feet after a devastating fire earlier this year.

The union says its members are "absolutely infuriated" about the move. Audio

The department's move to restrict working from home is in line with government direction, but the PSA says it goes against its collective agreement. Audio

But Fire and Emergency says it believes the offer is "fair" balancing staff's cost of living pressures alongside the agency's fiscal pressures.

The offer was well below the 14.5 percent over three years won through arbitration in 2023. Audio