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Australians allowed to dodge bosses’ phone calls

The new regulation is part of a broader reform of labor laws aimed at improving people’s work-life balance. Most Australian workers have been granted a...

More job cuts on the cards at Health NZ

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is proposing to cut 44 roles, many of which were recently established, according to the Public Service Association...

Young Aussie reveals how to negotiate a four-day work week

Demi Kotsoris, a 29-year-old marketing professional from Melbourne, has successfully negotiated a four-day work week since she was 23. After experiencing the inefficiencies of a...

Job seekers to report on progress after six months from today

A new requirement for people on Jobseeker Support benefits to meet with MSD after six months to assess how their job search is going...

Job hunting public servants struggle amid cuts and stagnant economy

Thousands of public servants in New Zealand are facing a bleak job market as over 6,000 public sector positions are being cut amid government...

Tougher sanctions aim to reduce welfare dependency

Social Development Minister Louise Upston has announced an increase in benefit sanctions starting June, focusing particularly on young jobseekers. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD)...

Trucker who refused COVID jab gets big payout for unjustified dismissal

Wayne Basher, a truck driver who was terminated from Big Chill Distribution Ltd for not getting vaccinated against Covid-19, has been awarded nearly $29,000...

Psychiatric nurse dismissed following racial insult in workplace group chat

Vinod Chand, a psychiatric nurse at Te Whatu Ora’s Mason Clinic in Pt Chevalier since 2008, was dismissed for referring to a colleague as...

Government to ‘focus on getting people into work’

The coalition government will refocus employment efforts and the welfare system so that supporting people who can work into jobs is the number one...

Exploited migrant employee ‘felt like a prisoner’

A young migrant worker says she felt like a "prisoner" and regretted coming to New Zealand after being seriously exploited by her Central Otago...

New requirements for employers under the Worker Protection Act

The Worker Protection (Migrant and other Employees) Act 2023 comes into force on 6 January 2024. It strengthens immigration and employment laws to assist...

Availability of 90-day trials extended

The Government has delivered on its commitment to extend the availability of 90-day trials to all businesses, passing the Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment...

Restaurant owners who exploited migrant workers must pay over $420,000

The former owners of 2 North Island restaurants who exploited migrant workers and breached numerous minimum employment standards must pay more than $330,000 in...

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