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Employment Law Overhaul Leaves Kiwi Firms Racing To Catch Up
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:51:26 +1200 | Employment Hero
Over the past quarter employers have told us they simply can’t stay ahead of the rule changes. The law is becoming clearer, but the admin load for businesses will spike before it settles.More >>
History Shows Patients At Risk From Physician Associates
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:35:22 +1200 | New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The introduction of physician associates is an unnecessary quick and cheap fix to the doctor shortage when we have a competent and experienced nurse practitioner workforce available to do this work.More >>
Unions To Hold Nationwide Day Of Action On May Day
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:32:06 +1200 | NZCTU
We are sending send a strong message to those in power that we demand a better deal for working people, and an end to the attack on unions. We will also be calling on the Government to deliver pay equity and honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi.More >>
Fonterra Plans To Close Canpac Site
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:45:24 +1200 | Fonterra
Fonterra’s Chief Operating Officer, Anna Palairet, says low product volumes and increasing complexities in production has created challenging economic conditions for the facility.More >>
Medical Council To Regulate The Physician Associate Profession
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:37:51 +1200 | Medical Council of New Zealand
Council’s focus will be on setting clear and appropriate standards for PAs working in Aotearoa New Zealand, to ensure public safety. Regulation will provide clarity for patients, PAs, and doctors about the role and expectations of PAs within our ...More >>
Government Focus On Physician Associates A Distraction From Real Issues
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:23:34 +1200 | General Practice Owners Association
The biggest change the government can make to improve health care is immediately invest in general practice to retain the GPs we have now and to make it more attractive for GPs to come to New Zealand. More >>
Common Sense Solution To Benefit New Zealand’s Medical Workforce, International Events Sector And The Economy
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:38:00 +1200 | Medicines New Zealand
Medicines New Zealand and other like-minded groups especially Business Events Industry Aotearoa, have long advocated for changes to be made to this rule, this has also been amplified by Business New Zealand. More >>
Scitex Recruitment Unveils 2025 Workforce Report With Insights To Shape Employment Strategies
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:06:04 +1200 | Scitex
Released on April 29th 2025, the Scitex Workforce Report represents data garnered from 2,436 survey responses from employees and business leaders (over the last 12 months), the report surfaces timely, actionable insights for employers seeking to ...More >>
Govt Cuts Will Cost Jobs, Health, And Homes
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:23:58 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
This Government had no problem doling out billions to landlords and the tobacco lobby, but when it comes to what Kiwis care most about—jobs, health, and homes—it’s just one cut after another, Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds ...More >>
Employment Indicators: March 2025
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:05:31 +1200 | Stats NZ
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the March 2025 month (compared with the February 2025 month) for all industries were – up 0.2 percent (3,548 jobs) to 2.36 million filled jobs.More >>
Jaenine Parkinson To Depart As Director Of New Zealand Portrait Gallery
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:14:08 +1200 | New Zealand Portrait Gallery
Jaenine has led the New Zealand Portrait Gallery for seven and a half years, overseeing a period of significant artistic and organisational growth. Her departure marks the end of a visionary chapter for the Gallery,More >>
Budget 2025: The Growth Budget
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:00:04 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Having considered everything happening around the world, the Treasury is continuing to forecast accelerating growth in the New Zealand economy over the coming year, with falling unemployment forecast to follow in the second half of the year.More >>
Minister Takes Steps To Support Teachers
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:29:24 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
We hope this announcement forms part of a larger education workforce strategy to encourage teachers to choose this profession, and for others, to remain in the profession. More >>
Sky Tower Lights Yellow – New Zealand’s Highest Hard Hat
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:21:14 +1200 | SKYCITY Auckland
This visual display is part of an awareness-raising campaign by the UN, intended to focus attention on the magnitude of work-related safety issues. More >>
Police Applicants Who Failed Physical Test Still Admitted For Training
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:00:51 +1200 | RNZ
Police have begun an audit into whether further breaches of the recruitment process had occurred. More >>
Health NZ Disappointed That Association Of Salaried Medical Specialists Strike To Go Ahead
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:40:08 +1200 | RNZ
Hospitals and emergency departments will remain open, and the union is working with Health NZ to ensure life-preserving services continue. More >>
Govt’s Further Backtrack On Te Tiriti O Waitangi At Pharmac Endangers Māori Health
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:04:57 +1200 | PSA
"This is an abandonment of Pharmac’s commitment to the health of Māori and another breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi," said Janice Panoho, Te Kaihautū Māori for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi.More >>
Teacher Registration Funding Is A Positive Step
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:47:17 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
This initiative addresses the ECC’s concerns about the Teaching Council’s impending registration fee increase. More >>
PPTA Welcomes Government Decision To Pay Teachers’ Practising Fees
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:09:12 +1200 | PPTA
Teaching is an extremely rewarding and amazing profession; it is also an increasingly challenging and demanding one, so we need to everything possible to keep all of our experienced and skilled teachers in the workforce. Paying their Teaching Council ...More >>
Ministry Of Regulation Salaries Continue To Top Average $150K One Year On
Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:12:55 +1200 | RNZ
David Seymour says the salaries at the Regulation Ministry are going down slightly, but Labour's Duncan Webb calls it a 'vanity ministry'. More >>
