New ZealandRecord numbers on benefitPaula Bennett's reputation for being tough on beneficiaries is in jeopardy as figures reveal record high numbers on state financial support.02 Mar 10:37 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Feeling the summertime bluesI'm starting to feel guilty about this long decadent Auckland summer. It could just be my grandmother's Presbyterian streak kicking it.24 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCities agree to look into higher payAuckland and Wellington councils have agreed to look into adopting the "living wage" of $18.40 an hour proposed by a coalition of union and community groups.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandHard working poor families desperateParents of students attending Auckland's Diocesan School for Girls pay roughly one and a half times as much in fees as Ana Malolo takes home for cleaning the school.13 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCampaigner says mindset shift neededCampaigner Deborah Littman says paying a living wage will require a leap in thinking to accompany an increase in the $13.50 minimum wage to $18.40.13 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentMysterious drop in job seekersVery weak jobs data from Statistics New Zealand yesterday raised economists' eyebrows.07 Feb 04:30 PM
ManufacturingDollar drops on unemployment fall newsThe New Zealand dollar fell by more than half a US cent today after labour data showed that the employment rate fell to its lowest point in 10 years.07 Feb 12:00 AM
BDBDEmploymentUnemployment down 0.4pc (+video)New Zealand's unemployment rate fell from a 13-year high in the last three months of 2012 as people stopped looking for work and the participation rate shrank.06 Feb 09:55 PM
BDBDManufacturingLabour costs up 0.5pc as quake rebuild quickensNew Zealand labour costs rose in the final three months of 2012 as the gathering pace of Canterbury's reconstruction effort saw the building and construction sector underpin gains.04 Feb 10:30 PM
EmploymentHillside worker from first day to lastMarking 50 years of work at the Hillside foundry, Roger Parsons yesterday poured the last KiwiRail cast on site before heading to his local for a beer.31 Jan 06:38 PM
New ZealandNew teachers can't find jobsIt's back to school for students but many teachers are unemployed because of an oversupply.30 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDecades on dole costing thousandsAn East Coast man on the dole for 25 years is the longest unemployment beneficiary in the country and has been paid more than $260,000 in taxpayer money.27 Jan 04:30 PM
EmploymentLatest tax figures show lukewarm labour marketThe latest tax figures offer some hope that the labour market is not quite as grim as official statistics portray.25 Jan 04:30 PM
ConstructionLocal project seeks to hire AustraliansAustralian workers are being sought for a large Auckland building project beginning soon, outraging NZ First leader Winston Peters, who says Kiwis have been snubbed.17 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandReversal of fortune in hunt for jobsThe increasing Asian ownership of restaurants and cafes in Auckland is giving Asians an advantage over English-speaking European job seekers, a Massey University sociologist says.17 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandBennett trumpets 5000 fewer on DPBThe number of sole parents on the domestic purposes benefit dropped by 5000 last year - a drop Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is attributing partly to her new policy requiring sole parents to get jobs when their youngest child turns five.17 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: It's high time the PM got serious on youth employmentMany have been brought up on a "follow your dream" diet only to find out too late that it doesn't always result in a job. An injection of realism is long overdue.11 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandFall in mortgagee sales welcomedThe decline in mortgagee sales of residential properties has been interpreted by a bank economist as a welcome sign of an improvement in the economy.23 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandRecord queues for Christmas foodFuelled by the highest rate of unemployment in 13 years, the queues snaking along the pavements outside the Auckland City Mission have nothing festive about them.20 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Send jobless to Oz? A poor solutionPaul Little: Send jobless to Oz? A poor solution08 Dec 04:30 PM
