Employment

Health and safety campaigner Ross Wilson is being made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Staffing shortages at New Zealand's biggest sexual health organisation have meant clinics across the country are already booked up months in advance.

A former Corrections officer says corruption at Rimutaka Prison is widespread and she was threatened with the sack when she spoke up.

The receivers of the ELE labour hire and recruitment firm say they have had offers of help for the staff affected by its collapse.

A major labour hire and recruitment firm with more than 1000 workers has gone into receivership.

The Employment Court has found Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd was the employer of six women who worked on the Christian community's domestic teams.

It shouldn't be considering any further rises now the economy is in a weaker state, unions say. Audio

The number of people applying for jobs is up again, as the number of openings continues to shrink.

The former owners of two North Island restaurants have been ordered to pay more than $423,000 over the exploitation of seven migrant workers.

There has been an increase in demand from employers looking for advice on restructuring and redundancy, as they look to cut costs, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) says.

Workers at a Hawke's Bay clothing factory say they were blindsided by a decision to close its doors.

Retailers say Fair Pay Agreements complicated existing employment law and that protections are already in place for workers. Audio

More than 100 union members and some politicians this morning protested outside the office of ACT Party leader David Seymour in the Auckland suburb of Epsom to protest plans to scrap Fair Pay…

The new Workplace Relations and Safety Minister has a busy two weeks ahead, with promises to axe Fair Pay Agreements and start work to reinstate 90-day trials before the summer break.

Gloriavale's bid to appeal against a ruling that six former members were Christian community employees rather than volunteers has been largely dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

A recruitment agency says most workers are likely to receive a pay rise below the increased cost of living in the year ahead.

Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.