Nearly 5000 find jobs via Work and Income in lockdown
While 40,000 Kiwis applied for the benefit during alert levels 3 and 4.
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The $50 billion Budget to help save 140,000 jobs - and wage subsidy extended
The Government will spend big on its Covid-19 recovery plan.
Can my boss cut my pay due to Covid-19? Lawyer responds
Twelve of the biggest wage subsidy questions answered.
Kawerau company fined $79K after woman loses finger
The 29-year-old lost one finger and injured three others in the accident.
'We're going to lose money': Tauranga tourism hurting after pause in cruise ship season
Princess Cruises has halted global operations of 18 cruise ships for two months.
'I'm fighting to be heard': Toxic mould in work car - man battles employer, ACC
"The next day I was driving the car and my vision deteriorated..." Waikato father tells.
Kate Hawkesby: Four-day week? Yes please!
Comment: It appears we aren't working harder when we are simply working longer.
Fears for kiwifruit industry as coronavirus spreads
One grower is starting to worry, but another sees a potential upside to the virus scare.
Dawn Picken: How I'm steeling my kids against the world's teeth
COMMENT: I am slowly letting go, but will always be there for my kids, writes Dawn Picken.
Employer held to task again after exploiting workers via sham business
Employer must pay more than $25,000 for employment breaches against four migrant workers.
Summer jobs: Benefits for both sides of the employee relationship
Visitor numbers soar but it is the summer jobs that keep things running smoothly.
'Toxic' workplace: Manager hits out at DHB in scathing report
Unit 'negative, anxiety-provoking and a place where you just 'shut up and put up'.'
Making it work: Young councillors put jobs on hold
As one door opens another closes, because being on council is not a "retirement gig".
Speed-dating job hunting event next month
Youngsters encouraged to attend speed dating-style job interviews.
Billion trees snag? Contractors face 'drastic' shortage of planters
"We used to have hundreds putting their hands up," CNI director Stewart Hyde says.
Secondary teachers to strike again on Tuesday
The PPTA's strike action for secondary teachers is due to kick off from Tuesday.
Surgeon entitled to retirement payout, court rules
Long-serving doctor awarded nearly 40 days' worth of pay from employer after retirement.
Kiwifruit workers scramble for accommodation amid housing 'crisis'
Accommodation 'crisis' comes as council clamps down on freedom camping.
NZ's first all-female forestry crew
Women branch out to fill labour shortage. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Under pressure: Teachers and principals leaving profession
A total 147 Tauranga teachers left their jobs in the 10 months to the end of October 2018.
Tourism jobs 'tarred with a certain brush'
According to research, young people have bad perceptions of a career in tourism.
Show me the money: Just where is the PGF money going?
Northland's been allocated the 3rd highest amount followed by the West Coast & Tairāwhiti.
Accidental vegan delivery business a winner
Winner, winner, vegan dinner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Junior doctors' strike: 100 elective surgeries postponed
About 650 will be affected by the strikes, which doctors say are about workers' rights.
Regions spared from 'big city' union practices: NZ First
Changes make bill more palatable to business but still areas of concern.
Employment Court orders Ministry of Justice into mediation
Pay negotiations between are set to resume this week... by court order.
Teachers on strike: 'The 1980s called, they want their wages back'
Teachers say $700m pay offer came too late to rearrange strike meetings.
Teachers' strikes confirmed from Monday
Primary teachers reject latest $700m offer and confirm strikes will go ahead.
Job increases a sign of strong economy
Online job advertisements have risen 16 per cent.
Tauranga industries struggling to fill skilled roles
Industries across the board are struggling to find skilled workers in the Bay.
Workers needed to fill hundreds of new retail jobs
The Tauranga Crossing and Bayfair developments are both due to be completed next year.
Ministry of Justice workers strike, walking out of courthouses
District and High Courts are closed to the public for two hours today.
Ministry of Justice workers vote on strike action
Female employees at the ministry are paid 15 per cent less than men, union says.
School's out: More young Kiwis quit early to chase jobs
More Pākehā are leaving school early to chase jobs, narrowing the qualifications gap.