Workforce
Foreign-trained nurses using NZ registration to move to Australia
Some overseas-trained nurses are using their New Zealand registration to leapfrog straight into a job in Australia.
Meanwhile, health recruiters say Australia and Britain are getting increasingly… Audio
Why your caffeine fix is getting more expensive
The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why. Audio
Why your caffeine fix is getting more expensive
The price of your flat white is going up. The Detail tries to find out why.
AudioPoll: Kiwis in favour of earlier reopening of the borders
Two weeks ago, Jacinda Ardern announced that our borders would fully reopen (including to cruise ships and international students) on July 31 - two months earlier than initially planned. A new poll… Audio
The neurodiversity gap in our workplaces
Estimates suggest up to 50 percent of neurodiverse people are unemployed. Could unforgiving work environments be keeping skilled people out of the workforce? Audio
The neurodiversity gap in our workplaces
Estimates suggest up to 50 percent of neurodiverse people are unemployed. Could unforgiving work environments be keeping skilled people out of the workforce?
AudioQueenstown businesses struggle with severe staff shortages
Queenstown businesses are grappling with severe staff shortages - with some managers preparing to pitch in on the front line this summer.
Fully vaccinated people will be able to cross the Auckland… Audio
Is 'eight hours rest' outdated in today's society?
'Eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest' is the slogan that arose as part of New Zealand's eight-hour day movement, but in our modern lives is it still applicable? Audio
Hospo workers hard to find in upper South Island
Cafes, bars and restaurants are struggling big-time to fill their summer job vacancies, with some not reporting a single application. Audio
Sanford staff plan to fight Bluff job cuts
Workers at Sanford's Bluff fish-processing plant are still reeling from news up to 30 jobs may go from the site - but they're already discussing plans to fight the changes. Audio
Under pressure
An ageing workforce is said to be a main reason why Parliamentary Service had a staff turnover of 16 percent this year - the highest its ever had, right across Parliament and corporate support. Could… Audio
Waitematā health board doubles Māori workforce
The Waitematā District Health Board has doubled the number of Māori nurses in three years and is set to double its entire Māori workforce. Since 2015, the number of Māori staff members at the DHB has… Audio
'It's about being paid for five days, but working four'
For the staff of Perpetual Guardian, every week is about to be a four day week. But the staff's pay won't be changing. Video, Audio
Outspoken: Aging Workforce
Outspoken explores the growing numbers of over 65-year-olds still working and the growing calls to raise the eligibility age for superannuation. Audio
Switzerland on the brink of implementing a universal income
This year Bill Gates warned about a loss of existing jobs. He predicts "an excess of labor resources" as robots and AI systems take over. Audio
Financial sector taking action to keep baby boomers working
The financial sector is looking at new ways to keep aging baby boomers in the workforce longer, as a skills gap looms large on the near horizon. Audio
Rise of the Robots
Martin Ford considers the future of the world's workforce in his book 'The Rise of the Robots' (One World). Audio