Employment

The axing of four community providers' contracts comes after an internal review recommended a shake-up of how Corrections provides mental health support.

A woman previously jailed for tax evasion and providing false information to immigration authorities has revealed herself to be the "operations manager" at a company embroiled in a migrant… Audio

Chinese workers say they still haven't got promised full-time jobs more than a year after authorities began investigating their employer. Audio

Workloads are increasing as people struggle to access GPs, but funding is not going up, Pharmaceutical Society president says. Audio

Cost cutting necessary to fit within a new 'funding envelope,' the Institute of Environmental Science and Research says.

The coalition was told that the programmes "do not increase the probability of participants moving off [the] benefit and into employment".

Allegations of unjustifiable dismissal and arguments over pay drive hundreds of complaints to the Employment Relations Authority each year.

Two proposals were made to staff on Friday - one would see a transfer of functions to Te Puni Kōkiri - with 44 employees transferred.

Younger people appear to be feeling more financial stress than their older colleagues, Employment Hero co-founder Ben Thompson says.

"We thought we could rely on the ministry to do what they said they were going to do." Audio

Auckland company Extraordinary has developed a form of debit card that lets workers choose the benefits they need most, without having to claim reimbursements. Audio

Its lawyer has told a court that the owners' conviction would not have a "chilling effect" for other land owners or managers.

HealthNow has changed its brand to Extraordinary, and repositioned the business to meet growing demand for an expanded range of low cost ways for employers to reward employees.

The Department of Internal Affairs plans more jobs cuts too, but critics say staff are now overloaded and it will affect the Crown's relationship with Māori.