Coloured blocks on your CV – and other job-hunting mistakes you might be making
Applicant’s should tailor their CVs to each job application because tracking software looks at key words and phrases…
Advertising unapproved medicines not legal, despite government claim
In a statement, Minister for Regulation David Seymour said the restriction on advertising new medicines at medical conferences…
Workers moving towns in desperate quest for jobs
Photo: 123rf.com People are having to take jobs in different towns from where they live in order to…
The people working for $10 – and less – an hour
Even with living wage employment opportunities, some only earn between $8.78 and $10.65 an hour for additional hours…
Skilled workers still battling for jobs after hundreds of applications
The unemployment rate has risen to a near-five year high of 5.2 percent as businesses either sack staff…
Unemployment rate rises to highest level since 2020
Unemployment rises to 5.2 percent Two thousand jobs lost in Q2, unemployed grew 16,000 over the past year…
Unemployment rate expected to hit nine-year high
As many as 40,000 jobs may have been shed in the in past couple of years, say economists.…
Neurodivergent man overwhelmed by Jobseeker admin comes off weekly support
Photo: RNZ A young neurodivergent man who was on the Jobseeker benefit says the sheer number of forms…
Businesses urged to bypass free MBIE employment mediation service due to wait-list
There is currently a seven-week waiting list to access the Ministry of Innovation, Business and Employment’s mediation service.…
Why buying a house can seem stressful and overwhelming
Nearly one in four, and 46 percent of those aged 18-29, said they felt overwhelmed by the thought…
Australian state seeks to enshrine work from home in law
Under Jacinta Allan’s plan, workers would be entitled to work from home at least two days per week,…
Pay equity claims: What they are and how they’re changing
Protests against the changes last week in Dunedin as part of nationwide gatherings. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton…