Job applications rise to record high
Photo: 123rf The number of job applications rose 2 percent to a record high in July, with low-skilled…
Job ads climb for third month, applications hit record highs
New Zealand’s job market is showing “encouraging” signs of momentum as job ads rose 1% in August for…
Make labour market more inclusive, finds EU employment report
 Better integrating underrepresented groups — such as women, older people, migrants and persons with disabilities — into…
Tailored employment scheme blazing a trail into the workplace
People in Wales will continue to benefit from innovative employment support as Welsh and UK Government Ministers visited…
Companies in Japan struggle to hire disabled workers
Japan will raise the disabled worker quota from 2.5% to 2.7% next summer, and it’s causing concern for…
Court of Appeal clarifies limits of state immunity in employment claims
Background In the case of Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Alhayali, the claimant worked for…
2-year transfer rule planned for foreign workers in 8 sectors
The government plans to require a minimum employment period of two years in certain industries before foreign workers…
Social media posting and the real world: How your online activity could impact your employment
It’s become part of our culture: liking, commenting, and sharing on social media, but with increasing regularity, those…
‘The supply of workers has obviously come way down’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tied the nation’s cooling job market directly to President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration…
Accounting for City Size, Minimum Wages Reduce Jobs Almost Everywhere
In new research, Priyaranjan Jha, Jyotsana Kala, David Neumark, and Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez find that studies arguing higher minimum…
Grads look offshore as public sector jobs dry up
Photo: RNZ / Quin Tauetau Graduates looking to start a career in the public service are finding themselves…
‘Vague and embarrassing:’ Employment Hero hits out at Seek legal claims
Human resources technology firm Employment Hero has accused online recruitment giant Seek of threatening its long-term viability by…