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Brian Fallow: Insurance plans aren't such a sure thing
Act wants to insure against unemployment; the Greens against sickness. What's the catch?

From pizza delivery to slice of corporate success: Kiwi woman's journey
Hard work has seen a former pizza-delivery driver land a top job at the fast-food giant.

Disabled jobseeker told she would only get job 'if someone feels bad'
A Hamilton woman says her 10-year search for work has uncovered employers' bad attitudes.

Brian Fallow: Looking for confidence in the wake of Covid-19
Despite a more positive tone lately, businesses and consumers remain far from confident.

'Gigafactory' Tesla plant proposed for Tiwai
Massive Southland plant could generate 8000 jobs and inwards investment of $6.9b.

SkyCity applies for wage subsidy extension, angering laid-off workers
SkyCity is seeking more Government help after laying off 900 staff.

Diana Clement: Making work-from-home pay its way
Don't assume you can claim everything if you are working from home

Big Read: Tips for employers as second wave of redundancies looms
Avoiding key mistakes can ensure workers don't take a personal grievance case.

One million jobs become available as UK reopens
Businesses need to take on more staff after the end of lockdown.

'What happened to Be Kind?': Travel agent trapped in $50k catch-22
Landlord wants $50,000 for lease release with no refund offered even if new tenant found.

Worker shortages could raise food prices
Food growers are worried there aren't enough hands to do the work.

Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears
Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.

Five ways bosses accidentally stress out their employees
The Harvard Business Review on why bosses can make the work environment intolerable.

NZ economy bouncing back from Covid - Treasury
A shorter lockdown means unemployment peak looks to be lower than feared, Treasury says.

Brian Fallow: If the future seems grim, look where we started from
Statistics going in wrong direction, but it's worth remembering where they started from.

Redundancy: The biggest mistake employees make
Employment expert says it's better to engage when your job's on the line.

Job losses: How we're tracking and where we're headed
Employment confidence plunged as unemployment spiked after lockdown.

History of two-day weekend, today's calls for a four-day week
Saturday afternoon was the day in which workers enjoyed "rational recreation".

Paul Matthews: The robots are coming, and we're not ready
What we need from the govt's sweeping Review of Vocational Education.

Tauranga job seekers feeling 'daunted and fragile'
Competition for some jobs in Tauranga is running hot.

Parental leave boost for new parents from next month
COMMENT: From July, paid parental leave period will increase from 22 weeks to 26 weeks.

How a 'portfolio career' could boost your employment chances
It keeps your skills up-to-date, and could boost your earning power.

Government allowed 26 Rocket Lab employees into NZ
Government says it allowed 26 overseas workers into the country to help launch rockets.

Strategies to help you freelance after Covid-19
Good networking is just one factor that will help you succeed.

Liam Dann: Why consumer confidence is 'better than expected'
There were concerns that the numbers would be much worse.

Why lockdown gave us a weird idea of working from home
Working at home during lockdown was strange - but we should all give it another chance.

Interactive: The companies where 14,000 NZ jobs have been lost
New Zealand prepares for a second wave of job cuts.

Market soars and economists upgrade outlook on move to level 1
Share markets soared and economists revised their forecasts as optimism took hold today.

What crisis? NZ stockmarket soars, now close to where it started the year
What crisis? Investors have decided to look through all the chaos of 2020