Employment
Ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers 'worried' over fate of quake-affected relatives
Kiwifruit company Seeka is supporting 100 ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers helping with summer pruning to contact their families back home.
Accredited Employer Work Visa changes welcomed by employers
Removing the median wage requirement from the Accredited Employer Work Visa will make it much easier and affordable for businesses to fill skilled and unskilled roles, say employers.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 17 December 2024
In today's episode, Shops on Wairoa's main street are flooding after heavy rain hit the area overnight -- with 80 millimetres estimated to have fallen, the minimum wage will rise by 35 cents next year… Audio
Orana Wildlife Park to stop taking new animals
Orana Wildlife Park will stop taking new animals for the next six months while staff work on changes recommended by two reviews. Reporter Delphine Herbert spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
Report shows risks from cutting hospital IT staff
A report into risks from cutting hospital IT staff reveals a slew of worrying failures that have already happened behind closed doors. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Number of job ads rises for first time in months
The industrial and construction sectors drove last month's rise but conditions remain tough for those looking for a job.
How many jobs have really been lost in Wellington this year?
Data shows Wellington City has lost over 19,000 jobs in the past year -- equal to 11.6% of jobs in the area. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 16 December 2024
In today's episode, several people, including four Australians and one American are in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning, critics are questioning a trip to China by more than 30 police… Audio
Woolworths workers receive 6.8 percent pay rise
Woolworths workers are welcoming a 6.8 percent pay rise, after what the union has described as a "long" and "difficult" fight. FIRST Union national secretart for retail Rudd Hughes spoke to Jemima… Audio
Pay rises for Woolworths staff
It comes after what the union has described as a "difficult" bargaining process.
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 13 December 2024
In today's episode, fire and Emergency is still dealing with inappropriate staff behaviour five years on from a scathing review into the organisation's workplace culture, Auckland hospitality… Audio
Two thirds of NZers experienced toxic work environment: Data
New data from Seek has found nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders have experienced a toxic work environment. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Government goes back to drawing board on holiday pay
Thousands of employers have had to pay, or are still arranging to pay, billions of dollars in back pay due to problems with applying a law for years.
Toxic workplaces: 'No job is worth sticking out a terrible manager'
The job sounded tempting. Then the shouting and micromanagment began.
New legislation cracking down on beneficiaries passes first reading
It proposes the time jobseekers must reapply to six months, and doubles how long failures to meet obligations count against them.
An 'embarrassing' pay gap, and the government's plan to fix it
Despite a law against paying employees differently based on their gender, we've still got a gender pay gap. A new bill could help.
The Panel with Aimie Hines and Peter Elliott (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Aimie Hines and Peter Elliott to discuss the PSA taking legal action against the Government to stop its restrictions on working from home… Audio
Te Arawhiti confirms axing of 49 roles
The agency's interim chief executive says 28 of the roles are already vacant.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 12 December 2024
In today's episode, hundreds more jobs are set to go at Health New Zealand under proposals to be laid out to staff on Friday, a manhunt is still underway in Lower Hutt for the suspect in a fatal gang… Audio
Hundreds more jobs set to go at Health NZ
Two more units are facing major cuts, RNZ understands.
