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Young woman wins $10,000 employment compensation
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The next decade is set to be a wild ride.
Growing sales for home office equipment reveal investment in working from home
Sales for home office chairs, laptops and webcams still high a year after first lockdown.
Liam Dann: Grant Robertson's $10b dilemma
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Has Covid killed the Kiwi dream of a four-day week?
The enthusiasm for a workplace revolution has been replaced by fear and conservatism.
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Find out which businesses made the top 100 of places new graduates want to work.
Lower Hutt company fined $42k for unlawful wage deductions
The Labour Inspectorate said wage deductions must always be agreed to by the employee.
'Very tough day': Mill will close, all 210 jobs to go
After more than 80 years, production will shut down in June.
Economists at odds over this week's big GDP number
Did the economy lose its post-lockdown momentum in the final quarter of 2020?
'We're biting back': Amazon workers in Alabama mull unionisation
It is seen as a David-and-Goliath fight in a state with a history of undervaluing labour.
Covid-19: Urgent call to upskill and retain staff in tech sector
Top IT positions in NZ filled by overseas talent despite 6000 tech graduates each year.
Brian Fallow: Jobs bouncing back from Covid? Not so fast
PAYE data suggests employment hasn't recovered as strongly as believed.
Impact of three-day lockdown on job market revealed
Employment data shows even a three-day Covid lockdown has an impact on jobs advertised.
Immigration NZ responds to confusion over temporary visa condition
Concerns of unfair treatment over usage of Covid-19 tracer app.
New job site 'inploi' targets 'new collar workers': The Millennials and Gen Z
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$40 million processing plant for Rotorua and jobs available now
There are jobs going at sawmills across the Bay including Rotorua and Te Puke now.
Union's open letter to PM over wages paid to MIQ cleaners
Unite Union challenges the Government to 'challenge the status quo'.
New bid to plug gender gap in science, tech
Women are under-represented at the top of our sciences. Changes are afoot.
Female law, accounting partners on rise, still well below 50%
Law and accounting firms have made major hiring strides but there is more work to be done.
The story of Pasifika business is bigger than min wage
Pasifika-owned and -led businesses can help NZ prosper in a post-Covid world.
Employers encouraged to offer free course for women on money skills
The Government's money education arm is targeting women in a pilot programme.
Laptops and hard chairs: The dangers of working from home on your neck and back
People working from home hunched over laptops is to blame for a surge in neck injuries.
'No free lunch' - Orr's warning for property speculators
After early success NZ now faces a difficult period, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr says.
Kiwis say working from home one of the toughest challenges
Psychologist reveals how to deal with WFH anxiety and the rollercoaster of alert levels.
Final straw? Latest lockdown could push some hard-hit Auckland firms over
For some firms close to the brink this could be the final straw.
Survey reveals NZers' biggest internet fears, working from home hurdles
A survey has revealed Kiwis' internet hopes and fears as working from home increases.
Kate MacNamara: The Government's Holiday Act hangover
Efforts to help employees could force businesses to reconsider their labour requirements.
How teenagers and shared Wi-Fi could be a security risk for your company's data
Working from home with teens in the mix could be a huge security risk.
'Hard to see the explanation' - $2m wage spike for Auckland Museum staff riles council CEO
Auckland Council's CEO has written a letter of serious concern with museum wage hikes.
Ben Kepes: A lesson in humility from a Kiwi champion
Ben Kepes learns a valuable lesson while participating in an ultramarathon.