Company to pay nearly $60k in Covid redundancy case
The first case of Covid-19 redundancies found two staffers unfairly dismissed.
The first case of Covid-19 redundancies found two staffers unfairly dismissed.
There are concerns over how some seniors will cope once special energy payment ends.
Dire economic conditions mean welfare numbers have peaked at historic levels.
Dunedin couple ripped off the Ministry of Social Development for six years.
The MSD's Thames St branch is in lockdown after receiving threats earlier today
'Perhaps he thought he was exiting and I didn't' - Jacinda Ardern
Hokitika gold mine and luxury stationery seller probed over subsidy claims.
This week's Tūrangi police report covers quad bikes, family harm and the move to level 1.
It came after the Children's Commissioner told often-harrowing stories about uplifts.
100% Sweet launches youth employment initiative. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The number of complaints, audits and money paid back are only provided quarterly.
The school says it can keep $225,000. MSD and legal experts say otherwise.
The Covid crisis has had a silver lining: Nearly every rough sleeper has been housed.
About 650,000 Kiwis live across the Ditch and many have little or no access to welfare.
MSD made major, urgent changes to its model for benefit of clients, staff in pandemic.
Demand for food parcels also skyrocketed by more than 200 per cent in just two months.
MSD says it has yet to make publicly available details of individual claims for subsidy.
Private schools say the loss of international students during lockdown has hit them hard.
One of the biggest information gaps we have is real-time data on unemployment.
More than $17m will be paid back to the Govt from businesses that took up the scheme.
"It's almost as if a tsunami has happened," says the CEO of a budgeting service.
Winston Peters said the case had caused "considerable stress".
Fewer services calls for creative community solutions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The couple never set out to become social housing providers, but say it's a "win-win".
Ministers of Social Development and Education front up to Parliament committee.
Thought shopping was hard under lockdown? Try being a single parent.
There are 400,000 people in New Zealand on temporary visas.
Ministry of Social Development website has opened a search option on wage subsidies.
Her boss applied for the scheme under her name after she was made redundant.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives the latest on the Covid-19 lockdown.