Employment
July PSI lowest since February
Activity in the services sector has dropped back to below average levels, following a few months of solid activity.
Migrant doctors say they're jumping through hoops to get roles
About 80 doctors in New Zealand, who graduated from medical schools overseas, say they cannot get the hospital internships they need to be fully fledged practitioners here.
Labour refuses to comment on bullying claim
Labour is refusing to comment on a former staff member's claim that she was bullied by an MP.
Changing the tertiary summer break to help fruit growers
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash is looking at ways to get more students into seasonal jobs, including shifting the university year by six weeks. Jesse speaks to a fruit grower about the proposal. Audio
Police Commissioner 'to keep zeroing in' on bullying in force
Andrew Coster admits there is still work to do to improve bullying and harassment within the force. Audio
Top tips to meet your employees' salary expectations
A recent survey by Hays Recruitment shows that nearly 90 percent of businesses intend to raise salaries in the coming year. But will they be able to meet employee expectations? What can bosses do to… Audio
'The rubber has got to hit the road' - tourism operators on action plan
Tourism operators say a vision of how to improve labour conditions and strengthen the workforce through regenerative tourism presents exciting opportunities.
32 percent of SMEs struggling to fill job vacancies, report shows
Inflation and a tight labour market has sent small and medium business confidence down to near-record lows, a report says.
WorkSafe warns minister of 'gap between expectations and resourcing'
A lack of funding is forcing WorkSafe to reduce its focus on adventure activities, and it is unable to hold some companies that break health and safety laws to account.
National's beneficiary policy faces criticism
National and Labour are trading blows over young beneficiaries after Christopher Luxon revealed the number of under-25-year-olds on a jobseekers allowance has jumped 50 percent in the past five years… Audio
National Party's welfare plan based on 'old tropes' - Ardern
The prime minister has criticised National's proposed welfare changes saying they prove the opposition party doesn't understand the incentives currently in place to help people into work. Audio
Job coaching organisation likes National Party proposal
National's proposal for allocating job coaches to beneficiaries aged under twenty-five has found an upbeat response in at least one of the organisations that helps young people find their career… Audio
Frustrated firefighters ramp up the heat
A dispute over pay has morphed into much more as our professional firefighters face long hours, stretched staff resources and failing equipment. Audio
'We aren't out of the woods yet': Staff sicknesses soar with Covid and flu wave
For the quarter ending June, about 55,000 people cited illness as the reason for being off work for a week, about double the numbers seen last year.
Firefighters set for hour-long strike to protest understaffing and low wages
A union leader says a strike could leave the country without enough firefighters for an hour. Audio
Disabled employees helping fill vacancies
With more jobs than people to fill them, many employers are spreading the net in their search for talent.
The jobless rate has edged up slightly, to 3.3 percent, but there are also many jobs that… Audio
Radiation oncologist says NZ needs to keep more of his profession here
Radiation oncologists in Aotearoa work at least 50 hours a week delivering therapy to combat cancer.
A new study predicts their number will decline over the next few years unless urgent action is… Audio
Conference told more radiation oncologists desperately needed
Cancer specialists are warning the country is at a point of no return when it comes to investing in more workers and better treatment.
New forecasting tools revealed at a high-powered medical… Audio
How are more people taking a benefit with unemployment so low?
Despite an unemployment rate of just 3.3 percent, National Party leader Christopher Luxon is questioning why there is a rise in the number of people receiving a Job Seeker benefit.
If you found the… Audio
Judge tells Gloriavale leaders she will not step down from employment case
The chief judge of the Employment Court has rejected a bid by Gloriavale's leaders to have her stand aside from another case involving the employment status of its members.
