New ZealandNew redundancy fears in ‘safe’ jobsThe Govt’s delight in announcing declining nationwide unemployment this week masked a grimmer truth: In some regions, more people are out of work than before. And the shadow of redundancy hangs over many people in jobs once considered safe.11 May 05:30 PM
EmploymentJobless rate drops to 3-year lowThe official unemployment rate has fallen to 6.2 per cent, the lowest for three years, whereas six months ago it was 7.3 per cent, the highest for 13 years.09 May 05:30 PM
BDBDManufacturingUnemployment rate falls to 3-year lowNew Zealand's jobless rate fell to a three-year low in the first three months of the year as the employment rate grew for the first time in four quarters.09 May 12:30 AM
New ZealandDoC job cuts scaled back after budget top-upA last minute Budget top up for the Department of Conservation is likely to mean only 80 staff will lose their jobs.29 Apr 05:32 AM
EmploymentXero, Orion will hire Telecom workersSoftware companies Xero and Orion Health say they will be able to absorb at least some of the workers who are set to lose their jobs at Telecom.21 Mar 10:05 PM
New ZealandKiwi cops heading across the ditchNew Zealand police officers are being drawn to the warmth of Australia, as the force here battles through a budget freeze.17 Mar 01:52 AM
TelecommunicationsDoes not compute - Where are the IT workers?The money's good, the jobs are plentiful - so why does New Zealand's growing IT industry find it so hard to attract skilled staff? Anthony Doesburg reports14 Mar 06:15 PM
New ZealandRecord numbers on benefitPaula Bennett's reputation for being tough on beneficiaries is in jeopardy as figures reveal record high numbers on state financial support.02 Mar 10:37 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Feeling the summertime bluesI'm starting to feel guilty about this long decadent Auckland summer. It could just be my grandmother's Presbyterian streak kicking it.24 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCities agree to look into higher payAuckland and Wellington councils have agreed to look into adopting the "living wage" of $18.40 an hour proposed by a coalition of union and community groups.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHard working poor families desperateParents of students attending Auckland's Diocesan School for Girls pay roughly one and a half times as much in fees as Ana Malolo takes home for cleaning the school.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCampaigner says mindset shift neededCampaigner Deborah Littman says paying a living wage will require a leap in thinking to accompany an increase in the $13.50 minimum wage to $18.40.13 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentMysterious drop in job seekersVery weak jobs data from Statistics New Zealand yesterday raised economists' eyebrows.07 Feb 04:30 PM
ManufacturingDollar drops on unemployment fall newsThe New Zealand dollar fell by more than half a US cent today after labour data showed that the employment rate fell to its lowest point in 10 years.07 Feb 12:00 AM
BDBDEmploymentUnemployment down 0.4pc (+video)New Zealand's unemployment rate fell from a 13-year high in the last three months of 2012 as people stopped looking for work and the participation rate shrank.06 Feb 09:55 PM
BDBDManufacturingLabour costs up 0.5pc as quake rebuild quickensNew Zealand labour costs rose in the final three months of 2012 as the gathering pace of Canterbury's reconstruction effort saw the building and construction sector underpin gains.04 Feb 10:30 PM
EmploymentHillside worker from first day to lastMarking 50 years of work at the Hillside foundry, Roger Parsons yesterday poured the last KiwiRail cast on site before heading to his local for a beer.31 Jan 06:38 PM
New ZealandNew teachers can't find jobsIt's back to school for students but many teachers are unemployed because of an oversupply.30 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDecades on dole costing thousandsAn East Coast man on the dole for 25 years is the longest unemployment beneficiary in the country and has been paid more than $260,000 in taxpayer money.27 Jan 04:30 PM
EmploymentLatest tax figures show lukewarm labour marketThe latest tax figures offer some hope that the labour market is not quite as grim as official statistics portray.25 Jan 04:30 PM
