All posts tagged "employment"

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  Hiring season spurs dairy apprentice drive

  As dairy farmers get into a key staff recruitment time, Federated Farmers is ramping up the promotion of the Federated Farmers Apprenticeship...

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  Employment changes

  Changed employment relations rules will mean increased compliance for employers but are reasonably pragmatic regarding pressures on small firms, says BusinessNZ.

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  Unemployment rate down to 4.6 percent

  The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent in the September 2017 quarter, down from 4.8 percent in the June 2017...

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  Job ads continue upwards trend

  The latest SEEK data has revealed there were 9.6 per cent more new job ads on SEEK in September 2017 than 12...

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  Addressing skills shortage vital

  Addressing the deepening skills and labour shortage is vital for the incoming Government, says EMA.

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  Manufacturers needs skills and infrastructure

  Manufacturers are important employers in New Zealand creating many opportunities for skilled and unskilled labour.

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  Continuity for labour relations framework

  What business needs from the incoming government is continuity around the current employment and labour relations framework, says EMA.

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  42% of disabled youth not earning or learning

  In the June 2017 quarter, 42.3 per cent of disabled youth aged 15–24 years were not in employment, education, or training (NEET)...

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  Disabled employees earn nearly $200 a week less

  Lower hourly wages and fewer weekly hours worked in the June 2017 quarter meant disabled wage-and-salary earners earned $196 less a week...

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  One in five employed disabled people want to work more hours

  In the June 2017 quarter, disabled people were twice as likely to be either unemployed or not getting as much work as...