EmploymentThousands queue for 150 jobsMost of the jobs were offering low pay and many had unsociable hours, but the applicants turned up in their thousands.21 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandPM rules out $15 an hour minimum wage this yearLifting the minimum wage to $15 an hour would be "too significant a hike", the prime minister says. 18 Jan 03:06 AM
BDBDEmploymentBusiness optimism stalls as recovery catches upBusiness confidence stalled in December, according to the latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion.11 Jan 09:53 PM
EmploymentAust job ads grow quickly in DecemberThe number of jobs advertised in major Australian newspapers and online rose by 6 per cent in December, the strongest monthly growth since May 2007.11 Jan 03:45 AM
New ZealandAustralia opens door to NZ doctorsPlans to make it easier for NZ doctors to work wherever they like in Australia are predicted to worsen this country's medical workforce crisis.05 Jan 03:00 PM
EmploymentAgeing workforce defines next decadeAfter 10 years of war for talent, the Noughties ended with unemployment at a nine-year high of 6.5 per cent.02 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandIHC facing ruin after multi-million pay orderThe IHC is seeking Govt help over an Employment Court case that could cost it $80 million in backpay and an extra $20m a year in wages.21 Dec 03:00 PM
New ZealandSchool to be prosecuted over boiler deathThe Department of Labour has confirmed it is prosecuting an Auckland secondary school over a fatal boiler explosion in June.21 Dec 06:03 AM
