New ZealandWatch NZ Herald Focus: A warning that New Zealanders could be pushed out of low-skilled jobsOn NZ Herald Focus – The Treasury is warning that record levels of immigration could push New Zealanders out of low-skilled jobs and Islamic State militants launch a major counter-attack on Iraqi government troops in Fallujah. Also Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is a father again at the age of 68 after his wife gave birth to twin girls.Watch31 May 07:30 PM
EmploymentWhy your job is doomedLook around - in the next few years, most of your colleagues will be gone, a leading workplace expert has warned. But there's good news.28 May 07:53 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Why aren't Kiwis getting jobs?COMMENT: A generation seems not to have the work skills, aptitude and life skills to work for the wages employers are able to pay, writes Bernard Hickey.07 May 05:00 PM
BDBDManufacturingJobless rate up - big jump in Akl constructionNew Zealand's jobless rate rose in the first quarter as the nation's labour force recorded its biggest increase in 12 years.03 May 11:15 PM
ConstructionChch jobseeker numbers soar as rebuild wanesJobseeker beneficiaries in Canterbury have jumped by 18pc in the past year as the massive rebuild winds down.21 Apr 01:00 AM
EmploymentInland Revenue to cut 1500 jobsInland Revenue is set to cut 1500 jobs between 2018 and 2021.24 Mar 04:36 AM
BDBDEmploymentAffco must allow workers to return to day shiftsThe Employment Court has ruled Affco must allow 200 Wairoa freezing workers to return to their jobs.11 Feb 11:21 PM
ManufacturingThe jobs divide crashing the recoveryINTERACTIVE: Unemployment rates have fallen to the lowest level since recession but not everyone is feeling the benefits.07 Feb 02:18 AM
BDBDManufacturingThe lowest jobless rate since 2009The unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen to a six year low of 5.3 per cent.02 Feb 10:00 PM
OpinionLetting in Syrian refugees is good economicsThe U.S. faces the dilemma of whether to take in refugees from the Syrian civil war, but it could prove beneficial for the economy.19 Nov 12:00 AM
OpinionBryan Gould: Unemployment rate is proof economy is failingAn economy with a permanent pool of unemployed and with no real growth in wage rates is also an economy with less purchasing power and demand than it ideally needs, writes Bryan Gould.10 Nov 12:56 AM
BDBDManufacturingShock rise in NZ's jobless rateUnemployment rate rises to 6 per cent - the first rise in three years.04 Nov 08:19 AM
New ZealandUnemployment drops in AucklandUnemployment benefit rolls have dropped to a seven-year low in Auckland, but are now rising again in 10 of New Zealand's 14 other regions.15 Oct 12:03 AM
BDBDEmploymentBusiness confidence drops to four-year lowBusiness confidence extended its decline in the third quarter, plunging to its lowest level in more than four years.05 Oct 10:25 PM
New ZealandRobots chipping away at our jobsLook around you. Whether you're commuting or reading this at work, it's likely that in just a few years' time, the person to your right or left will have had their job taken by a robot. Maybe it will be yours.17 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBank braked too hard, too longPolicymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.17 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentNZ Post job losses 'a kick in the gut'Workers at Christchurch's New Zealand Post contact centre are devastated to learn their jobs soon won't exist.02 Sep 07:04 PM
Media and marketingBloomberg to lay off 80 journalistsThe layoffs come after Michael Bloomberg's return about a year ago following three terms as New York mayor.01 Sep 09:35 PM
EmploymentA workforce here today, gone tomorrowDigital innovations and the development of robotics are disrupting industries across the globe.21 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionInnovators big drivers of job creationA key result from EY's recent global job creation survey indicates that 65 per cent of those aged between 18 and 25 plan to run their own business at some point: 27 per cent immediately and 38 per cent after working for someone else.06 Aug 09:15 PM
OpinionGene Nicolson: Being unemployed is hard, but not working is even worseThere's something about working and it's not just the money, writes Gene Nicolson, a former employment skills tutor who found himself out of work.05 Aug 09:39 PM
BDBDManufacturingUnemployment ticks up to 5.9pcThe jobless rate is up as the number of new jobs created fails to keep pace with an expanding population.04 Aug 11:05 PM
Banking and financeHow many jobs at stake?Union chief says he received a tip that hundreds of Westpac staff face losing their jobs.26 Jul 11:40 PM
CompaniesAussie jobless rate tipped to riseAustralian unemployment is believed to have bumped higher last month thanks to a slowdown in the creation of new jobs.06 Jul 05:00 PM
EmploymentChina Inc. is coming to America, and it's hiringA new report described as the first of its kind has broken down how much Chinese money is flowing into America.25 May 01:42 AM
Aged careA tale of many New ZealandsSome regions will "fail" economically and perhaps socially unless we help them to adjust, the Salvation Army says.11 May 05:00 PM
BDBDManufacturingNZ dollar drops US1c on labour dataThe New Zealand dollar has dropped by US1c after labour data out this morning showed wage growth was less than expected.06 May 04:51 AM
EmploymentCelebrations after Macca's ends zero hour contractsCelebrations are planned this evening after McDonald's and Unite Union reached an agreement to end "zero hour" contracts.01 May 05:50 AM
EmploymentWhy the US economy is like Game of ThronesThe seasons in George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" aren't regular or celestial, just like business cycles.21 Apr 01:37 AM
EmploymentPhilanthropists urged to create jobsNew Zealand's wealthiest philanthropists and community trusts are being urged to link up with local employers to create jobs for unemployed young people.15 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Goldilocks economy in a complex worldThe US economy continues to surge back to life, moving into territory which some economists describe as "full employment". However, Americans who are still without a job may disagree.08 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldSpanish parents must support adult kidsWith youth unemployment running at more than 50 per cent, Spain's Supreme Court has decided even grown-up children must be supported by their families unless they have a job.07 Mar 04:00 PM
