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Govt must focus on reviving productive sector instead of sacking people - Max Whitehead

Opinion: The Government's use of contractors is often cynical - and unhelpful.

Oranga Tamariki spends more than $800k on contractors, consultants on plan to axe 447 jobs

Minister for Children Karen Chhour is defending the spend-up.

Xi Jinping calls for quality jobs for youth instead of ‘bitterness’

Financial Times: President prioritises new jobs year after he told youth to toughen up.

Public sector cuts: ‘No reprieve’ for staff as ministries signal 3-5 yrs of fiscal restraint

Some agencies expect years of fiscal restraint.

'Ripped off': Kebab staff worked without pay before dinner shifts

Workers only paid for lunch and dinner service, not the hours worked in between.

Tearful TVNZ Sunday worker – 'I would never have put my family at risk of $1m debt'

TVNZ is appealing an earlier ruling that it failed to adequately consult staff.

Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern

Between banks, supermarkets and petrol, more oversight is needed not less.

Fair Go, Sunday messy fallout: TVNZ forced to extend 17 jobs despite shows being off air

The state broadcaster is now appealing to the Employment Court as a dispute turns ugly.

800-plus jobs slashed at Ministry of Social Development and DOC

MSD previously announced 200 voluntary redundancies were accepted last month.

Baidu executive tells staff: ‘I’m not your mum’

Financial Times: PR boss at Chinese search giant warns she can ruin careers.

‘Hallucination detection’: AI adopters pull ahead but many company bosses in a funk

A 'tipping point' as more professionals upskill and leaders wonder how to embrace AI.

Former Starbucks CEO says company must refocus on coffee as sales struggle

'Answer is not in data' and leaders should spend more time in stores, former boss says.

Voluntary redundancies bring MBIE job cuts to 341

The ministry accepted another 59 voluntary redundancies last week.

Opinion: Elon Musk shows us that moral binaries are of little use

Financial Times: Working out wrong from right is not as easy as many people think.

Seymour wanted Ministry of Regulation to have three times more staff than Productivity Commission

David Seymour said red tape and regulation are 'out of control' in this country.

Warriors bar's former owner owes more than $170k to Inland Revenue

Five associated companies are also in liquidation, owing the IRD $1.7 million.

Commerce Commission to cut around 10 per cent of staff

Job cuts in the sector have reached well above 3000 so far.

Is this the darkest day for the civil service? Latest job cuts push total over 3000

Kāinga Ora, Ministry of Housing, Stats NZ, Ministry of Ed, NZQA had cuts today.