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Hiring caution persists as New Zealand unemployment hits 5.7%

Hiring caution persists as New Zealand unemployment hits 5.7%

Latest Stats NZ data shows changes in how people were employed

Nurse suspended for supplying false references to land district role

Enrolled nurse listed a non-existent charge nurse and misused a former charge nurse's registration number to land an Auckland district nursing job

Nurse suspended for supplying false references to land district role

David Jones enters administration, leaving thousands of jobs in limbo

Voluntary administrators and receivers take control of the 188-year-old retailer as staff await news on store closures and employee entitlements

David Jones enters administration, leaving thousands of jobs in limbo

Right here waiting? In Ontario, that now comes with a 45-day limit

An 80s power ballad and a purple rabbit want to fix small business hiring. Canadian candidates would settle for a call back

Right here waiting? In Ontario, that now comes with a 45-day limit

Premium

Wellbeing designed for Aotearoa

Wellbeing designed for Aotearoa

Ignite's wellbeing platform is based on the iconic Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori model

Transformation

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

Output per worker is climbing fast in a few AI-heavy U.S. industries while their payrolls shrink. Goldman Sachs research suggests the wider shakeout tends to wait for a recession

A U.S. giant just collapsed spectacularly. What that teaches employers about succession planning

A U.S. giant just collapsed spectacularly. What that teaches employers about succession planning

A profitable 95-year-old law firm came apart in weeks. Many employers are more exposed than they realise.

Exclusive Features

Skilled workers have a world of options – what NZ can do

Skilled workers have a world of options – what NZ can do

NZ supplies as much skilled talent as it competes for, and the market runs well beyond Australia

Employment Law

Tattoo studio boss threatened immigration call over worker's safety complaint

He was told to "act like a man" after a stranger threatened him at work

Bricklayer's off-the-books pay deal leaves employer with $58,000 bill

The company paid overtime in cash at a discount - then couldn't prove what it owed

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Should Kiwi workers 'make more of a fuss' over their working conditions?