Confidence among New Zealand tertiary students about finding work after graduation has slumped to a record low of 14 percent, according to Talent Solutions’ Student Pulse survey data. The 11-year survey, which gathered responses from 1,338 tertiary students nationwide, indicates that weak economic sentiment and a tightening job market are forcing graduates to cast a … Read more
Shady Farming Limited has been convicted and fined $60,000 following an investigation into a January 2025 incident where a worker lost an arm after his clothing caught in an unguarded power take-off shaft on a tractor connected to a feed mixer in the Wairarapa region. Shady Farming Limited Convicted After Tractor Safety Breach The incident … Read more
Sixty-one former members of Gloriavale are seeking $40 million in compensation from the West Coast religious community, alleging they were subjected to forced child labour, further forced labour, and servitude. According to 1News, the claims have been filed with the Employment Relations Authority against the current Overseeing Shepherd, whom the Employment Court previously identified as … Read more
Workplace surveillance has expanded across American industries, with employers deploying sophisticated digital tracking tools that monitor worker locations, task completion rates, and device cameras. According to Wilneida Negrón, director of research and policy at the nonprofit Coworker, recent advances in artificial intelligence and data science allow employers to aggregate vast data dossiers that can be … Read more
According to the 2026 Life Aspirations Report from global market research firm Ipsos, Gen Z young adults in Western countries are more likely to expect to own a pet than become a parent, reflecting a broader generational shift driven by economic and social pressures. Ipsos found that 58% of Gen Z respondents across selected European … Read more
Nursing Council Chief Executive Catherine Byrne has resigned, becoming the latest departure in an executive exodus that the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) directly blames on a Government board overhaul. Council staff were informed of the resignation, according to an NZNO statement. Leadership Departures at the Nursing Council Byrne’s departure follows three recent exits from … Read more
According to Seek’s July employment report, New Zealand job ads fell 0.8% from June, marking the third consecutive month of declines in a still-soft labour market. Seek New Zealand country manager Rob Clark stated that advertised roles continued to drop with only pockets of growth nationwide, while revised figures wiped out earlier signs of growth … Read more
Food delivery app drivers in New Zealand report being offered gig jobs paying as little as $6, according to recent statements from platform workers and industry representatives. While companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats maintain that average on-trip earnings exceed the minimum wage, workers point out that unpaid waiting times and return travel significantly diminish … Read more
According to a study of 5,660 employees across 19 countries by researchers Alexandros Psychogios and Dritjon Gruda, a boss’s use of profanity yields sharply polarized reactions shaped heavily by individual personality traits and national levels of income equality. While overall workplace satisfaction dips when supervisors frequently use bad language, specific subsets of workers report higher … Read more
A Four Square store in Thames and its owner, Jaswinder Singh, have been ordered to pay $44,000 in penalties after a Labour Inspectorate investigation revealed two migrant workers were charged $60,000 each to secure employment. The workers, who held family ties to Singh, entered New Zealand on Accredited Employer Work Visas in 2023, with payments … Read more