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OPINION: New Zealand's labour markets are working well for both firms and workers.
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The Budget promised an unemployment insurance scheme, now the hard work begins.
Ben Kepes: The times, they are a changin' - and not only in good ways
Not all the changes in the workforce are good, writes Ben Goodale.
Nurse wins $32k compensation after Covid-19 redundancy
The nurse said redundancy had "totally ruined" her.
How to start fixing NZ's dire productivity levels
Andrew Barnes argues that low productivity doesn't have to be inevitable.
Words of wisdom: Top Kiwi businesswomen spill the beans
Seven women in top roles prove that good advice can take many forms.
'Biggest change in a generation' to migrant worker rules
From November, companies wanting to recruit migrant staff will have to be accredited.
Rocket Lab ordered to pay $98k for employee's unjustified dismissal
Engineer's dismissal was unjustified and there were serious breaches of good faith: ERA.
Editorial: If productivity is not rewarded, it will unlikely be obtained
EDITORIAL: Can New Zealand start working smarter, not harder?
Why wages could soar, but not everyone will benefit
Reserve Bank tips a rise in wage inflation in the coming months as skills shortages bite.
Kiwis work 'harder not smarter' as productivity growth falls
New Productivity Commission report shows NZ still struggling to lift economic efficiency.
Julien Leys: Why Business cannot afford double sick leave and more public holidays
Opinion: We need to improve our productivity, not extra public holidays and sick days.
'Drug dealer' slur after police freeze assets over work fatal
Boss tells of impact on business of health and safety 'proceeds of crime' case.
Community in shock over potential closure of Kawerau mill
Owner Norske Skog has met with employees to begin consulting on future of operation.
Sasha Borissenko: Legal misconduct charge case raises hearsay evidence issue
COMMENT: Equating professional standards with criminal law standards can be problematic.
MBIE to provide payment range guidance for contractors
It will establish a range per job/contractor. e.g a carpenter being paid between $x and $x
Liam Dann: Why Robertson won't match big-spending Aussies
Finance Minister needs to be prepared for backlash as he sticks to middle path on Budget.
Pay restrictions after year from hell a bitter pill for Kiwi nurses
"We felt like the work we did wasn't valued."
Fran O'Sullivan: PM honoured abroad, less so at home
OPINION: The PM has to convince business leaders New Zealand is on the right track.
Views of 'social partner' in FPAs overlooked
'Social partner' says feedback on key labour law reform has been overlooked by minister.
'I just want a chance': Young job-seeker says 'label' holding her back
Courtney Ralston is smart, keen and skilled - but she's struggling to find work.
Jobs ads at record levels - where the squeeze is happening
New data adds to fears of labour shortages restricting growth
Watch: Grant Robertson responds to pay freeze criticism
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is making a pre-Budget speech.
Liam Dann: Why the Govt's pay freeze won't hold
Budget season is here again, but will the Government be spreading the fiscal cheer?
Hamish Rutherford: This week more about union than workers
The pay freeze will affect more than fair pay agreements. This week was about unions.
Fair pay agreement news staunchly divides factions
The issues, perhaps not unexpectedly, have been a political hot potato.
Editorial: Slowdown? What slowdown? Economy is still running hot
First quarter unemployment data highlights just how resilient New Zealand has been.
The robots are coming: Marvin, Winston, Nida and Steve love doing the jobs you hate
Robots do their job so well and without complaint, we don't even know they are there.
Jobless rate falls further than forecasts
New figures further evidence of how well the New Zealand economy has performed, ASB says.
Liam Dann: Will unemployment rise? The real clues to the economy's strength
Labour Market data due Wednesday will offer more clues to the strength of the economy.
'Stuck in the dark ages': Men hold 59% of the highest-paid jobs in government
Some departments have only one or two women among their 10 best earners.
Business confidence rebounds but 'inflationary soup' on the boil
Business sentiment suggests stronger economic growth possible, if supply constraints allow