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A tight focus on small business and employment helped new National leader back on track.
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'Second wave' of job losses coming - here are 14,000 already gone
With cuts affecting low paid workers, the next wave will creep 'higher up the food chain'
Government invests millions in job pathways for youth
"This is not just an employment service it's about providing wraparound support."
Editorial: Debt remains a threat to economic recovery
We say: The Reserve Bank has reassured on financial stability but some big risks remain.
Work anxiety: Help is there you just need to know where to look
Bosses need to support and help staff adjust to the return to work after lockdown.
'It's a slap in the face': Who gains and who misses out in Covid-19 income package
New $490-a-week payment may benefit 230,000 people, but some will miss out.
TAB cuts jobs after plans to axe 30% of its workforce
TAB had consulted on removing 220 jobs the past two weeks, 30 per cent of its workforce.
Redundancies pitting workers against each other
One hotel has offered half of its remaining jobs to work visa holders.
Kiwis who lost jobs due to Covid-19 crisis to get $490 a week income relief payment
The newly jobless will get a temporary income support payment.
Job security slumps as new survey maps financial confidence
A new survey shows that Covid-19 delivered an unprecedented hit to financial resilience.
Brian Fallow: Wishful thinking won't save tourism jobs
COMMENT: Many people -- in NZ and overseas -- will be in no position to pay for a holiday.
'Greatest shock in living memory': Bay could lose 14,550 jobs
The report provides an overview of the anticipated economic impacts of Covid-19 on the Bay
Workers laid off as water restrictions follow Covid-19 shutdown
'Covid-19 hurt my business. Water restrictions killed my business.'
Looming recession tipped to boost polytechs
Polytech and wānanga domestic enrolments forecast to jump 33 per cent.
Local Focus: Kawerau safeguards economic future
'Kawerau Pathways' getting the young ones into work. Made with funding by NZ On Air
Liam Dann: We did it - now comes the shock of ordinary life
With lockdown and Budget behind us, the challenge of ordinary life looms large.
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.
Wage subsidy scheme extended by 8 weeks - who's eligible?
Govt's wage subsidy scheme extended by eight weeks - which companies can claim it?
'We're hidden': Jobless man one of many denied benefit
A Canterbury man says he has been shocked to see the realities of NZ's welfare system.
Focus: SkyCity slash another 700 jobs amid coronavirus fallout
Focus: SkyCity has revealed the ‘incredibly difficult’ decision to slash 700 jobs as the Covid-19 fallout hits. Video / File
Budget 2020 wishlist: What do Rotorua MPs want?
MPs want to rebuild whānau and environment, save and create jobs, and focus on innovation.
Editorial: Challenges, opportunities ahead in virus response
EDITORIAL: To envious overseas eyes, we have been a smooth success story.
Work and Income acts 'unlawfully' over benefits and redundancy payments
Work and Income has been acting 'unlawfully' and ignoring its own legislation.
Liam Dann: Why this week is one of the biggest in NZ's economic history
With the surreal drama of lockdown almost behind us, the real economic grind begins.
'Uncharted territory': Insolvencies to surge in NZ as wage subsidy runs dry
Next two to three months will be the biggest concern, PwC managing partner John Fisk says.
US unemployment at Depression-era level of 14.7 per cent
The true picture is even worse than the numbers suggest.
Government advised migrant worker issues 'low', now a 'humanitarian crisis'
There were nearly 400,000 foreign nationals here temporarily soon after lockdown.
'I feel let down, betrayed' - How it feels to be one of thousands of newly jobless
In April, more than 1000 people a day went on to a main benefit, with the worst to come.
Editorial: Towards level 2 - 'a safer normal'
We say: Level 2 offers a giant leap from level 3, but it may be smaller steps for some.
More than 1400 in Hawke's Bay apply for unemployment benefit in a month
744 more people jobless in Hastings during peak picking shows "true impact" of lockdown.
Unpicking the numbers: NZ's rising jobless and the future shape of work
It will be a long time before we see employment data as strong as this week's numbers.
Kiwi families feeling Covid-19 crunch - Salvation Army report
NZ will emerge from Covid-19 crisis to face unprecedented hardship, Salvation Army says.
Quick move to Level 2 can't head off economic slump
Level 2 rules will allow more activity, but until borders open the pain won't stop.
Job crunch: How bad will unemployment get?
New data on Wednesday will show unemployment on the rise. How bad it gets is not yet clear