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Employment confidence rises despite looming 5% unemployment rate forecast
Job market may have stabilised despite concerns over jitters.
Meta to lay off 3600 employees in performance-based cuts
Sackerberg? Those identified as low performers will be fired.
Hiring activity rises for just the second time this year
The latest data from Seek show job ad volumes rose in November.
Leaked document warns cyber risks with IT staff cuts at Health NZ
Mass IT layoffs could prolong outages, impacting patient care, a risk register warns.
'Chance for a real solution': Winston Peters says he will advocate for Kinleith Mill workers
'Targeted government intervention is sometimes necessary.'
PM says economy is 'turning a corner' but unemployment a 'particular concern'
Jobseeker numbers have swelled to 65,000 above Christopher Luxon's target.
Construction sector lost more than 11,000 jobs in a year
Construction troubles may be drawing to a close after grim few quarters, economist says.
The high-paying jobs employers can’t get Kiwis to fill
They offer higher than average salaries. Why are these jobs so hard to find a match for?
Why job hiring activity keeps falling
Rising applications per job ad and unemployment contribute to tight labour market.
How companies roll the dice with competitions, big prizes and long odds
Jobs for Mums' game of chance; big prize money, long odds and a little social enterprise.
Job seekers share struggles as NZ's unemployment hits 4.8%
The job market is tough for those on the hunt this year.
Editorial: More Kiwis out of work – cost of Adrian Orr's inflation war becomes clear
OPINION: Jobless should remain front of mind when the RBNZ meets about possible rate cuts.
'You just don’t get people applying:' The $40-an-hour job that no one wants
Vans, uniforms and perks on offer, but still no takers.
'More strategic' hiring: Talented jobseekers struggling to find work
There is still some pain to come but the mood is lifting, a recruiter says.
The Kiwi company offering paid 'O break' for private pleasure
The company says self-pleasure can increase relaxation and mental clarity.
2023 election study: What voters wanted and what they got
COMMENT: A year on, the three Government parties have remained ahead in the polls.
Record benefit number sparks unemployment warning
Just over 6% of the population, or 204,765, were on Jobseeker Support in September.
Job ads, applications both drop: 'It's still a pretty subdued market'
Applications have dropped for the first time in a year.
Royals post job ad offering less than minimum wage
Buckingham Palace has rushed to correct the 'error'.
Chorus of OCR cut cheer drowns out message of tough times ahead – Liam Dann
OPINION: Central banks don't slash rates unless economies are in serious trouble.
Great Resignation no more: More Kiwi workers look for stability amid rising unemployment
Less Kiwi workers intend on changing their jobs in the next 12 months.
Explained: The 'excessive red tape' behind Timaru meatworks closure
About 600 people could lose their jobs.
Proposed closure of Timaru meatworks 'pretty foreboding' – minister
'It's a wake-up call, we as a Government have got to take this seriously.'
Māori TV job cuts, possible axing of TV news proposed
Whakaata Māori proposes axing daily news and shifting to digital amid $10m funding cuts.
Confidence in job market falls to lowest since first Covid lockdown
A survey shows the employment outlook continues to soften.
‘Impacting me’: The moment one 28yo knew it was time to quit her job
A young Aussie has revealed a very raw truth about what is most important.
$3.6m liabilities: PwC report on Sportcraft boating businesses
Staff, Inland Revenue and many others are listed as being owed money by the two companies.