OpinionDavid Seymour: Real change with ACT’s alternative budgetACT is again the only party proposing a fully-costed alternative budget.14 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I’m paid so much more here': How much more Kiwis earn across the ditchKiwis workers could make thousands of dollars more in Australia, new figures show.23 Apr 07:13 AM
New ZealandWhat makes our buses so badThere's plenty of blame to share around - including for ourselves, the public.10 Apr 11:52 PM
New Zealand'Everyone is feeling the pinch': Living wage set to increase in SeptemberThe New Zealand Living Wage rate will increase by 9.9 per cent.02 Apr 11:01 PM
New ZealandLiving wage boost, new youth crime stats & Hipkins' honeymoon over | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 April, 2023 Boost for those on Living Wage, nearly half of retail burglaries are committed by youths & is PM Chris Hipkins' Honeymoon over in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch02 Apr 05:29 PM
New ZealandHospital staff to receive long-awaited unpaid backpayTe Whatu Ora said it now expected payments to current staff to begin in July.31 Mar 07:42 PM
EmploymentPay packets not keeping up with inflationFigures show wage growth may have plateaued and tracking behind annual inflation.29 Mar 05:47 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Te Pou: Don’t cast workers on the scrapheapCalls for higher unemployment and lower wages hurt ordinary people the most.25 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldLondon Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days over EasterIt's the latest in mass UK strikes and will cause chaos over busy Easter travel period.18 Mar 07:44 PM
WorldWomen’s Day highlights eroded progress as 'patriarchy fights back'Gender equality won’t be achieved for 300 years given the current pace of change: UN head.08 Mar 06:29 PM
TechnologyAI: Is your job at risk from digital humans?Companies will employ the next-gen robots in the next 10 years, a report predicts.21 Feb 08:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDowntown cruise ship berths could be boon for CBDOPINION: Letters on cruise ships, policy cull, minimum wage, Marsden Pt, charter schools.09 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Social insurance scheme had best intentions but too complexEditorial: It's not surprising the $3.5 billion proposal is "off the table" for now.09 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessMinimum wage hike could make it harder to hire migrants - restaurant ownersBusinesses worry about the flow-on effects of a decent minimum wage hike.09 Feb 04:47 AM
PoliticsSuper Fund pays $16m in bonuses, one staffer gets $500kNearly 60 staff getting bonuses worth $100,000 or more.08 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessWhat impact will minimum wage hike have on inflation?ANZ chief economist believes 7 per cent minimum wage hike won't make inflation much worse.08 Feb 05:00 AM
New ZealandMinimum wage set to increase by $1.50/hrPrime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced the move to a new rate of $22.70 per hour.08 Feb 03:53 AM
PremiumPremiumAged careTempting back older workers into jobs means ditching business as usualFinancial Times: The expectation of a work-free retirement needs to go.05 Feb 12:00 AM
New ZealandAUT drops redundancy plan, staff to keep jobs for at least six monthsLengthy union negotiations have resulted in AUT backing out of staff dismissals.03 Feb 08:56 PM
PremiumPremiumEmploymentAfter a pay rise this year? Don't bank on itTight control over salary budgets a hard truth for many employees.23 Jan 04:00 AM
TechnologyGoogle axes 12,000 jobs as tech sector layoffs spreadIt equates to 6 per cent of Google's workforce, in latest mass tech culls.20 Jan 04:25 PM
WorldThousands of UK ambulance workers go on strikeNurses, train and bus drivers and postal workers are also striking across the UK.11 Jan 08:10 PM
PoliticsFirefighters accept pay offerFirefighers have accepted a pay offer after the Government topped up what was on offer.18 Dec 04:49 AM
New ZealandERA makes interim order to raise pay for 30,000 nursesHealth authority already planning to process the pay increases to rates agreed last year14 Dec 05:09 AM
New ZealandHealth authority asks ERA to order pay equity rates for nursesTe Whatu Ora Health NZ boss says it already agreed in principle to 14 per cent higher pay12 Dec 05:17 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ experienced ‘social distancing’ of a different kind well before Covid-19. Here's how to fix it.ANALYSIS: New Zealanders were social distancing long before Covid. Here's how.10 Dec 04:00 PM
EmploymentConsumer confidence takes a dive as cost of living bitesIn news that will cheer the Reserve Bank, consumers feel more downbeat about spending.25 Nov 04:14 AM
New ZealandNurse unions take Te Whatu Ora to court over pay equity settlementIt comes amid a national nurse shortage and increasingly pressured emergency departments.14 Nov 05:53 AM
EntertainmentOpinion: This is not what I want to have in common with Sienna MillerOPINION: Sienna Miller and I have the wrong thing in common.05 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWage squeeze: 'We'll pay the best, the most that we can'Chamber chair Glenda Brown said businesses are pressured to pay premium wage rates.04 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsQuiet year for strikes, as workers win pay settlements2022 looks set to record the lowest number of strikes since 2017.03 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessFormer TVNZ CEO Kevin Kenrick pocketed nearly $2.1m after final eight monthsMore than half of it was a performance incentive.25 Oct 02:55 AM
BusinessGib shortage: Delivery workers strike for better payThey want an 11 per cent pay rise, but the company has offered much less.20 Sep 07:52 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe living-wage debate: Are law firms playing by the book?Some firms claim they pay a living wage but they're not accredited. Does it matter?08 Sep 05:37 AM
