Employment
'Unlawful and unworkable': Family carers take fight for pay to Supreme Court
Parents Peter Humphreys and Christine Fleming want the work they do caring for their disabled children recognised.
Almost 120 employees with disabilities face uncertain future after recycling plant blaze
Almost $200,000 has been raised for workers with disabilities who have been left without a place to work after their North Shore recycling plant burned to the ground last week. Audio
'Clear breach': Applicants who failed physical test still admitted for police training
Police have begun an audit into whether further breaches of the recruitment process had occurred.
Timber worker loses two fingers to machine without guard
The unnamed worker, 51, said he had three surgeries and remained hopeful about getting prosthetic fingers in future.
New Zealand to recognise physician associates - minister
A newly-regulated healthcare role is hoped to unlock more pairs of hands for medical care, and attract more overseas workers to rural practices.
Hospital failed toxic fume victims, union says
Christchurch Hospital staff who have been left with life-long health effects after being exposed to toxic fumes at work have been let down by their employer, their union said.
'See where life takes you' - becoming a qualified tradie at 56
A Nelson woman who recently qualified as a tradie at the age of 56 following a difficult battle with cancer has some simple advice for anybody considering a career change at a later stage in life… Audio
Newly qualified tradie at 56 years of age
Most people recovering from an illness as serious as breast cancer would probably take it easy and do as little as possible - but not Nelson woman Wendy Ramsay. At 56, Wendy has just become a… Audio
'Unjust and unreasonable' to turn down parental leave payment
The Greens are calling for broader eligibility after a woman was declined over a 'technicality'.
Hokitika students on hunt for new principal
A school in Hokitika is on a mission to find its new principal, and students have taken matters into their own hands. Chair of the Saint Mary's Primary School Board Christina Scott spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Reserve Bank analyst loses bid for reinstatement
The man argued he was unjustifiably dismissed after he made a protected disclosure to the board chair.
Model awarded more than $25,000 after agency failed to pay her
Ernestina Bonsu-Maro's Auckland talent agency failed to pay one of her models, then fired her and claimed she was never employed.
Trump to make firing federal workers easier
The change would ensure the federal government would finally be "run like a business," Trump said.
Nurses strike: 'Shame' of years of unpaid work - union
Health NZ "should be ashamed of itself" for failing to recognise years of unpaid and involuntary overtime by Auckland theatre nurses, the nurses union says.
More than 2400 jobs on the line at Health NZ. Half are vacant
The agency confirmed this week it was consulting on proposed restructures in its people and culture team, and communications and engagement team.
SEEK reports job market lift
SEEK New Zealand's latest report shows the number of job ads is up slightly - with the 2 percent rise the first lift since August 2022. SEEK Country Manager Rob Clark spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
'Made-up number': Doctors dispute minister's pay claim
Simeon Brown has accused the senior doctors' union of using patients as "bargaining chips". Audio
Two thirds of full -time senior doctor positions in Taupō still vacant
Checkpoint can reveal concern at the dire level of full-time permanent staff at Taupō Hospital. Fixed-term and locum senior doctors there are relied on to fill glaring gaps, a situation the senior… Audio
Health Minister Simeon Brown on senior doctors strike
Senior doctors have voted to walk off the job for 24 hours on May the 1st. Minister of Health Simeon Brown spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Senior doctors to walk off the job on May 1st
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says the pay offer from Health New Zealand would have amounted to a pay cut, when inflation is taken into consideration. Executive director Sarah Dalton… Audio