'These cuts are dangerous': Ministry of Justice to axe nearly 200 roles
Union criticises the new set-up that will come into effect on October 1.
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Unemployment rose but offered no surprises for the Reserve Bank.
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More people were jobless as winter arrived, but public sector wages rose 6.9% in a year.
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Financial Times: Many believe US will still get soft landing despite rising unemployment.
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Stats NZ releases labour market data for the second quarter on Wednesday.
Steve Maharey: No amount of harassment, punishment will conjure up a job
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Fears of more job losses, show cuts as TVNZ confirms it needs to find $30m
'We are concerned that TVNZ is looking into significant changes [and] even larger cuts.'
Warner Bros Discovery posts massive $138.2m loss – finances behind Newshub closure revealed
The closure of Newshub and other job cuts are likely to cost $14 million in redundancies.
16 dead after students and police clash in Bangladesh
Authorities cut mobile internet services to quell anti-quota protests.
June-quarter beneficiary numbers break Covid record
More than one in 10 adult New Zealanders is on a benefit.
Letters: Farewell to Norm Hewitt – rugby star and caring friend
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'An HR cop-out': Why older workers should ignore the 'you're over-qualified' line
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Thousands sign up for Jobseeker benefit; data points to more job losses
Over 2000 more people went on the Jobseeker benefit in May.
Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
Give youth a chance: Employers urged to give young Northlanders their first job
Northland youth unemployment is the highest in the country, new figures show.
Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash
Low activity overall, but some pick-up in the last few days of June.
Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?
Could fake milk ruin our economy, and what should we make of the latest tech 'hype cycle'?
Editorial: Oranga Tamariki boss must have missed memo on handling leaks and staff morale
OPINION: Chappie Te Kani slams staff leaks as his organisation lets hundreds go.
‘Drain’ leaves NZ’s unemployment higher than Australia
Migration across the Tasman so high it's skewing unemployment rate at national levels.
Inside Economics: Inflation, shocking cost of building houses, the Temu effect
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New requirement for job seeker beneficiaries kicks in
Rule change part of Govt's plan to reduce number of people getting dole payments.
NZ out of recession but 'don’t pop the champagne just yet'
We're out of technical recession - just - but GDP per capita is still falling
Inside Economics: NZ's debt woes, recession versus inflation, cheese price craziness
OPINION: When cheap cheese drives people crazy, and why private debt is a public problem.
Pause in Education Ministry job cuts after union challenge
The ministry has made a series of decisions that cut more than 700 roles to save money.
Liam Dann: Worse than recession – have we hit stagflation?
OPINION: Is New Zealand getting stuck in the worst possible economic trap?
Ministry of Health confirms final job cut tally
The Ministry of Health held an all-staff meeting on the plan this morning.
Opinion: Quick takes on Nicola Willis' first Budget
OPINION: Nicola Willis’ first Budget has done exactly what she had put on the tin.
139 jobs lost as mussel processing plant in Tauranga set to close
The joint venture is 'unable to profitably process mussels in Tauranga'.
Another 146 job losses at Ministry of Education take total past 700
The ministry's digital division will cut about 146 positions.
New stats show which industries lost and gained the most public sector jobs
The data shows 2.3 million jobs were filled in the March quarter.
Ministry of Justice proposes over 150 job cuts
The Ministry of Justice is the latest to announce workforce cuts.
Number of frontline police from Budget boost an illusion – Police Association
The funding for 500 new cops will actually result in only 300, the association says.
Ministry for the Environment to cut 303 jobs
The environment ministry's workforce is proposed to be slashed by one third.
Union files legal action against Ministry of Education over job cuts
A total of 755 roles are proposed to be slashed.