Employment
95 percent of businesses expect to raise wages this year - recruiter
The gap between employer and staff expectations is widening when it comes to salary and benefits. Audio
95% of businesses expect to raise wages this year - HAYS
The gap between employers and staff expectations is widening when it comes to salary and benefits.
New data from Recruitment firm Hays reveals 95% of businesses expect to raise wages this year.
But… Audio
52% of employees say they'd be financially better off finding a new job – HAYS
Of those thinking about switching jobs, 48 percent say it's because they have an uncompetitive salary.
It's new data revealed by recruitment firm, Hays, which suggests the gap between what employers… Audio
Most people return to the workplace at least 3 days a week
Workers are returning to the workplace in large numbers following three years of working from home, but enjoying more flexibility than before the Covid-19 outbreak.
Silver Fern Farms worker loses hand after it was crushed in machinery
A worker who lost his right hand after it was crushed in machinery at a meatworks fell into a "hellish limbo" as he struggled with anger, anxiety and depression.
Te Whatu Ora postpones decisions on fate of hundreds of jobs
Te Whatu Ora is delaying its decisions on a mass restructure involving about 1600 hundred jobs, the national health agency says.
Axe hovers over National Screening Unit
As we've been reporting this morning, the axe appears to be hovering over the National Screening Unit.
Te Whatu Ora revealed in March it was looking at restructuring 16,000 back-office and management… Audio
Teachers to vote down latest pay offer
With industrial action set to resume today, primary and secondary school teachers are frustrated.
Primary school teacher Joseph Tobin, and Wainuiomata High School teacher Adam Weir, both say they… Audio
Decision day looms for hundreds of health staff
Decision day is looming for hundreds of health managers and back office staff at the National Health Agency, with the axe believed to be hovering over the National Health Screening Unit.
Te Whatu Ora… Audio
Strike action resumes as PPTA rejects government pay offer
Strike action will resume today after the secondary school teachers' union rejected a revised pay offer from the government.
Teachers will refuse to take year twelve classes today, with further… Audio
Bidding wars dominate competitive job market - survey
Bidding wars and so-called fake resignations are dominating a competitive job market according to a survey of more than a thousand businesses with half a million workers.
The market report by Frog… Video, Audio
University of Otago staff, supporters make a stand over job cuts plan
Hundreds of protesters marched against proposed job cuts at the University of Otago today.
Air New Zealand named world's best airline
The newly-crowned airline of the year says it is not just passengers who will be weighed during an upcoming regulatory survey, but onboard items such as cutlery and pillows too. Audio
Lecturers, students protest Otago Uni job cuts
Hundreds of people have turned up to protest proposed job cuts at Otago University today. This is the second protest where staff, students and members of the public are marching through the campus… Audio
Primary teachers to consider new pay offer
After calling off a nationwide strike, primary teachers have a new pay offer to consider.
The potential deal includes a $4,500 lump-sum payment, and three pay rises.
NZEI members will consider the… Audio
Security workers to begin bargaining fair pay
Security workers have the go-ahead to begin bargaining for a Fair Pay Agreement.
It comes as hospitality workers also move on an FPA, which sets pay and conditions across entire industries.
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Thinking about a career change?
Changing jobs can be a challenge at any stage of life - but how do you know when it's time, and how do you go about making changes? Audio
Why a good-enough job should be enough for a good life
Who you are is more than what you do. Your job is not your identity says journalist Simone Stolzoff. He sees too many people pouring their energy and effort into the job first, and everything else… Audio
'Siege mentality' among doctors: Damning report into Palmerston North Hospital
Many doctors at Palmerston North Hospital operate under a siege mentality, where they fear speaking out about concerns, and they often face barriers when trying to transfer patients between…
Employment up as relaxed visa rules boosts workforce
The labour market is showing few signs of cooling as surging immigration has led to a lift in employment.
