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Fall in youth workforce participation no need for alarm, economist says

The job outlook for young people and some regions was dismal over the year.

US port union boss Harold Daggett disrupting global trade

Financial Times: The powerful longshoremen president has closed some US docks.

America’s largest supermarket merger hangs on the fate of its workers

Financial Times: Union’s opposition to $39 billion buyout sparks doubts.

'Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking': 600 Timaru workers face losing their jobs

Alliance Group plans to shut its South Canterbury freezing works by the end of this year.

All-hands Alliance Timaru meeting 'not going to be about beautifying site': Meatworkers Union

Meat co-operative CEO won't comment.

Opinion: How great CEOs can survive recession and beat adversity

OPINION: Downturns are Darwinian, so how can can great leaders get through them?

Have our jobs become too greedy for our time?

Financial Times: A convincing case for a drastic overhaul of the way we earn a living.

Can your boss force you back to the office? Employment experts' advice on WFH amid crackdown

What rights do employees have if their boss calls them back to the office?

Liam Dann: NZ’s GDP per capita problem is about to solve itself – that’s not good news

NZ faces a long stint of low growth unless we shift the dial on migration or productivity.

More than 100 jobs lost as logistics company closes down Auckland stevedoring operations

Staff were informed of the redundancy process today.

The right to disconnect after hours: Would a new ‘do not disturb’ law take off in NZ?

The right to refuse to reply to your boss after hours is now enshrined in some countries.

Veterans, troops in race against time to get rugby team to Invictus Games

Troops and vets likely to need business and public support to afford wheelchairs.

Uber loses appeal - court rules drivers are employees, not contractors

Government reviews law defining 'employees' and 'contractors'.

Sasha Borissenko: Sigh, lawyers haven't achieved gender equality

OPINION: But it's not all bad.

New Starbucks CEO allowed company jet for 1600km commute

First a beachside remote office and $188m pay deal. Now, another perk.

Regions take an economic hit as the 'crunch' bites

Infometrics data shows unemployment rising in smaller centres.

'I've been betrayed': Benefit cut after one missed appointment

A former public servant lost all his JobSeeker allowance after missing one appointment.

‘Fierce competition’ for jobs as unemployment rises

Job ads also rose for the first time since January.