Employment
Court rules Uber drivers are employees not contractors
The multi-billion dollar global rideshare company Uber lost a landmark appeal in a New Zealand court, which ruled that drivers should be treated as employees, not contractors. FIRST Union General… Audio
The Panel with Jennie Moreton & Simon Pound (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jennie Moreton & Simon Pound discuss how AI might be preventing you from getting a job. It's not how you think! And how the countries best tennis… Audio
25 medical students not matched with jobs first year out
More than two dozen of our future doctors may have to head to overseas after Te Whatu Ora didn't match them with jobs for their first year out of medical school. Te Whatu Ora has offered 538 students… Audio
Govt announces renewable generators to be easier to consent
With two Ruapehu mills set to close because of record high power prices, the government's promising action. As well as what it said are urgent actions agreed by Cabinet today, it's announced of the… Audio
Digging the job for 45 years
Working as a cemetery groundman might not be for everyone, but Palmerston North City Council's longest-serving employee says he's not retiring anytime soon. Audio
St John ambulance workers set to walk off job again
Ambulance services across the country will be at reduced capacity on Saturday during the second strike this week.
Mayors want to government to bail out pulpmill
More than 200 jobs are on the line, and once the final decision is made, "it's all over". Audio
Australia's new 'right to switch off' laws to kick in
Associate Professor John Hopkins, from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia joins Emile Donovan to explain how they will work. Audio
Mana whenua to be most affected if Winstone Pulp closes - Ngāti Rangi
"Approximately 70 percent of the employees are Māori; many of our Ngāti Rangi whānau have had a generational relationship with the mill," chairperson Whetu Moataane says.
Police to axe 170 roles in bid to save $53 million
The police commissioner has confirmed no frontline roles are part of cost-cutting measures. Audio
250 police roles cut, commissioner says no reduction in frontline services
Almost 250 police jobs are being cut, but the Commissioner said it won't mean a reduction in frontline services. The Police Commissioner declined to be interviewed but in a statement said the "change… Audio
'Ridiculously high' power prices threatening manufacturers - Jones
Businesses are being put "in a perilous situation" by gentailers who show no regard for the country's interests, the energy minister says. Audio
Winstone Pulp plans to shut over energy prices
Winstone Pulp International is planning to permanently shut down its entire operation because of high wholesale energy prices. First Union delegate and WPI worker Jude Sinai spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Nurses to strike over concerns about lack of doctors after-hours
Stressed-out nurses in Dargaville are going on strike over fears for staff and patients while there is no doctor at the beleaguered hospital.
Job ads up, but competition still fierce - Seek
It's the first time in a year the number of ads has gone up.
Why the unemployment rate is worse than you think
New data from Stats NZ shows the jobless rate is rising quickly.
Ambulance staff set to strike
New Zealand Ambulance Association and First Union members will withdraw labour for four hours from the start of each of their shifts.
Heath and safety consultants prosecuted over driver's traumatic head injury
Safe Business Solutions was fined $70,000 and ordered to pay reparations of $28,403 for exposing an individual to risk of serious injury or death.
Workers in NZ more likely to die on the job than in Australia
A new report has found workers in New Zealand are much more likely to die on the job here than in Australia. Economist Shamubeel Eaqub spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Green for go for coalition's new beneficiary traffic light system
With Parliament in recess this week, the coalition used the clear air to clear the decks, rattling through a laundry list of announcements - congestion charging, genetic engineering, and two separate… Audio
