Employment
Living wage set to rise nearly 10 percent in September
The living wage is being increased to $26 per hour from 1 September. Audio
Holidays Act overhaul delayed again
The biggest overhaul of holidays laws in two decades has been delayed further and now will not happen before the election.
Hospital staff to receive long-awaited unpaid backpay
Public hospitals are poised to start paying back tens of thousands of staff for breaches of the Holidays Act.
National calls for Te Whatu Ora to release nationwide staff survey results
National's Dr Shane Reti is calling on Te Whatu Ora to release a nationwide survey after leaks highlighted serious concerns about resourcing in Counties Manukau.
Hundreds of jobs being axed at Te Pūkenga 'a betrayal' - union
The chief executive of Te Pūkenga says the mega-institute will cut hundreds of jobs and sell some assets. Audio
Gloriavale women trapped in 'misogynist' community, Employment Court hears
Gloriavale women were entrapped, enslaved and lived in servitude at the "misogynist" Christian community, the Employment Court has heard.
Loss of up to 60 jobs at after Maersk pulls service
Maritime workers will picket outside Port Nelson this weekend over a loss of jobs and disruptions to shipping services.
Sky TV confirms 170 jobs will be axed
Sky Television has confirmed about 170 jobs will be axed in a restructuring of customer support and technical operations.
Second secondary teacher strike in two weeks
Thousands of secondary school teachers are spending their lunchtime today outside the schoolyard.
They're striking again, and demanding better pay and conditions.
Education Minister, Jan Tinetti… Audio
Open letter calls for pay gap transparency legislation
An open letter will be delivered to parliament this morning calling on the government to crack on with legislation requiring transparency from businesses on the pay gap.
The letter comes after the… Audio
Secondary teachers back on the streets after last strike
Secondary teachers are taking to the streets today, less than two weeks after the last strike.
Pay rises and improvments to work conditions are part of their demands.
Today's picketing comes ahead… Audio
Pay freeze on high-earning public servants relaxed
A public pay freeze introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic has been relaxed, after the government received updated advice.
Gloriavale accused of misleading plaintiffs in employment case
The Christian community appeared with a lawyer for closing submissions, despite previously saying they could no longer afford a legal team.
Survey of 540 businesses shows 90% struggling to find staff
A new survey shows 90 percent of businesses are struggling to find staff as unemployment remains near record lows.
Wellington restaurateurs want sprucing up for central city
Wellington's bars and restaurants say the inner city desperately needs a spruce up for their businesses to stay afloat.
They say increasing supply costs and waning customer numbers are causing more… Audio
Queenstown workers stage protest over town's rental housing crisis
A group of Queenstown workers fed up with the town's rental housing crisis staged a protest last night, calling for an urgent intervention in the market.
About 70 people attended the lakefront… Audio
Germany transport network sees largest strikes in decades
Germany's transport network is at a near standstill as the country experiences one of its largest strikes in decades.
At midnight local time staff at airports, railways, ports, busses and subways… Audio
Pike River Mine: Bernie Monk hails decision to release legal documents to families
Families of those who died in the coal-mine explosions in 2010, will soon be able to see the documents that led to health-and-safety charges against the mine's chief executive being dropped.
Gloriavale employment case: Granddaughter not convinced Hopeful Christian a sex abuser
A granddaughter of Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian has told a court abuse has never been accepted in the community's culture.
MSD reports record number of Kiwis moving off benefits and into work
In the year to June 2022 more than 110,000 people moved into work, after a sharp increase in those on a benefit two years earlier when the Covid-19 pandemic began.
