Employment
Short-staffed employers may finally get reprieve with expected migration
Net migration is forecast to pick up steam into next year, which Kiwibank says should be seen as a good news story for businesses crying out for staff.
Four-day work week trial shows success for revenue, staff
Arguably some of us waste a fair bit of our working life dreaming of this - working less while still picking up the same pay cheque.
Results of a new study suggest a four day working week rather than… Video, Audio
Court staff industrial action slowing down already swamped system
Lawyers say industrial action by court staff is slowing down proceedings by up to 50%. Vice President of the Criminal Bar Association, Chris Wilkenson-Smith, says the current industrial action is… Audio
Fire and Emergency NZ disadvantaged former rural firefighter by not giving him top job - ERA
A firefighter credited for his courage and leadership in helping with the Australian bushfires and then lost his job in a restructuring has successfully argued he should have been given the top job he…
Claims WorkSafe took weeks to see sites with explosive substances
An expert says WorkSafe took weeks to visit two sites that were identified as storing potentially catastrophic amounts of explosive substances.
One of the companies was described as an "onshore… Audio
Otago teachers to vote on government's latest pay offer
The teacher's union wants its members to decline the offer - with meetings underway to decide next steps.
Women effectively unpaid from today
You might be getting more than the usual number of "automatic out of office replies today" - that's because it's part of a campaign highlighting the gender pay gap - which stands at 9.2 percent… Audio
Pay parity: Health staff outside of hospitals set to get increase
The announcement covers about 20,000 hospital staff in aged-care facilities, hospices and other non-hospital services - but GP nurses are not included. Audio
Christchurch business fined nearly $300k in health and safety failings after death
A Christchurch business has been forced to pay almost $300,000 in health and safety failings over the death of a subcontractor.
Primary and high school teacher unions reject government pay offers
Unions for primary and high school teachers have rejected pay offers from the government.
Potential job creation of planned NZ data centres not known
The lead government agency on data centres says it is not doing any work on how many jobs might be created.
Recession prediction leaves Labour with a labour problem
Dire economic predictions and high interest rates from the Reserve Bank this week have increased the pressure on Labour, and given National a chance to pitch itself as the solution.
The opposition… Audio
Senior doctors vent frustrations asking Health Minister to admit to 'crisis'
Stressed and overworked - senior and hospital doctors frustrations bubbled to the surface during a heated exchange with the Health Minister at their annual conference this morning. Andrew Little is… Audio
Immigration red tape frustrates short-staffed farmers
A Northland farmer fears immigration red tape will see an experienced German dairy hand walk away from a job vacancy that she desperately needs to fill.
Financial woes affect TV chef Josh Emett's restaurant chain
An extreme shortage of staff is being partly blamed for a nationwide hospitality business going into voluntary administration.
Pay equity deal to extend to community and iwi social workers - Minister
The government has announced a pay equity deal for community-based social workers expected to benefit 4600 employees.
Risky silicosis-causing stone product must be banned - Australian trade union
Pressure is growing on Australia's government to end the use of engineered stone products that can cause silicosis in the workers who handle them.
New data confirms need for businesses to cope with 'leaner workforces'
A snapshot of Queenstown's labour market is pointing towards a challenging summer ahead for employers.
Massey VC's 18% pay jump not a pay increase, Public Services Commission says
Massey University staff battling over wages and job cuts are furious the vice-chancellor's pay has jumped 18 percent this year.
First Up goes to bus driver school at Howick and Eastern Buses
New Zealand's Bus Companies are having to offer drivers more remuneration, amidst a nation-wide driver shortage Last month the government spent 61 million dollars to lift bus driver wages, but the… Audio
