70% of Employers Say They’ll Hire Overqualified Candidates — But There’s a Catch
A new survey from Express Employment Professionals and The Harris Poll reveals a growing tension in the hiring…
White House begins firing workers amid prolonged shutdown
Democratic leaders in Congress have dismissed the threats as an attempt at intimidation and said mass firings would…
Work advice: Hugging a job you no longer love?
But there’s a difference between contented settling and fearful clinging. The latter can be detrimental to employees, employers,…
Ford CEO Jim Farley hopes AI will help blue-collar workers, but ‘it’s hard to say that today’
AI has disrupted entry-level white-collar employment, but blue-collar workers are still looking for clues on how the tech…
Christchurch man who kept $215,000 in employee PAYE is sentenced to home detention
Between May 2022 and March 2023, RSL was required to file PAYE returns each month. Inland Revenue said…
Tokoroa plywood mill closure adds to South Waikato job losses after Kinleith
He said the closure had left many families anxious as they waited for redundancy payments to cover mortgages…
Citi begins retraining 175,000 employees in working with AI: ‘great prompting versus basic prompting to generate impactful results’
Citi is starting a new AI training program aimed at teaching hundreds of thousands of employees how to…
Auckland library workers win pay deal after Government scrapped dozens of pay equity claims
“We welcome this increase as a positive step towards recognising the true value of the work of library…
Tokoroa plywood plant closure decision to affect up to 119 workers
The proposed closure followed Oji Fibre Solutions cutting 130 jobs and closing the country’s last paper-making machine at…
BCC: UK should subsidise pay to tackle young worker sickness plight
ADVERTISEMENT The British Chamber of Commerce is calling on the UK government to boost productivity by supporting individuals…
Migrant exploitation: Southland farmer and former imam Reza Abdul-Jabbar loses appeal over $215k penalties
They argued the $215,000 penalty was excessive because the judge’s starting point was too high, and it should…
Project Fetu: Otago training pilot helps Pacific and rural workers retrain for future jobs – On The Up
Project Fetu is a partnership between the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust and Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council for the…