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SPCA to pay $29,000 after flawed dismissal of volunteer coordinator

The ERA ruled the dismissal process was unfair and disproportionate.

Young people bear the brunt – youth unemployment hits 23%

More than half of New Zealand's newly unemployed last year were aged 15-19.

Inside Economics: Trump’s trade war – counting the ways it could hit Kiwis in the back pocket

OPINION: Why do economists hate tariffs? And what will they do to your mortgage rate?

33,000 jobs gone in a year - new data reveals extent of recession

Unemployment hit its highest level in more than four years.

Job market jitters: What’s in store for 2025

Increasing numbers of jobseekers are battling for fewer jobs.

Data expected to show more than 30,000 jobs lost in 2024

New labour market data from Stats NZ this week will reveal how bad the recession has been

NZ’s biggest new supermarket opens this month

More than 250 staff will work at the new store; over 200 job offers have been made so far.

Liam Dann: When even the world’s oldest profession is struggling, you know times are tough

OPINION: The economy still feels bad but a recovery is slowly gaining momentum.

'Hold them captive': Kiwi billionaire boss wants to ban staff leaving for coffee

'We can’t have people working three days a week and picking up five days a week pay.'

Economists pick the three big issues for NZ in 2025

Last year inflation was the big worry but it has now fallen down the list.

The grey wave of Kiwis working past the conventional age of retirement

Septuagenarians at the gate — what's driving the greying of New Zealand's workforce.

Soft skills key: Expert predicts job market trends for 2025

Soft skills are increasingly in demand as artificial intelligence takes over hard skills.

Ten most valuable deals by foreigners trading NZ assets in latest year

Value of deals in 2024 was less than half the value of those the previous year.

Paul Jarvie: Retirement – is it for all of us, or only some of us?

With the right support, older employees bring experience and economic value.

Paul Jarvie: Stop calling workplace safety failures ‘accidents’

For too long, ‘accident’ has been a blanket term that absolves responsibility.

Liam Dann: The only way is up for our economy in 2025

OPINION: Last week's GDP shocker took the edge off the Christmas cheer,