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Labour accused of hypocrisy over questionable ‘freeze your pay’ ad
'What's good for the goose is good for the gander,' Labour's campaign chair says.
'I don't apologise for the decisions we made at the time': Labour's Barbara Edmonds talks to Liam Dann
Barbara Edmonds on boosting the economy and why she still wants to pay down debt.
Nicola Willis on cost of living, wages and supermarket reform
Liam Dann asks Nicola Willis why the economic recovery has been so slow.
Labour's living wage pledge could 'end in tears', economist warns
Hiking wages without lifting productivity risks causing inflation to spike.
Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom
Its mobile division is paying more for DRAM and NAND flash chips.
Hipkins says Nats failed to 'pay women properly', as Willis calls Labour’s fiscal plan a 'fraud'
Leader Chris Hipkins says pay equity changes will arrive within 100 days of government.
ACC paid former boss $160,630 to leave three months early
ACC chairwoman Jan Dawson refused to explain why it shelled out to move the CEO on early.
Former Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell cashes in with final $8m pay packet
Hurrell will continue to be rewarded from performance grants through to the year 2032.
'We're surprised too': Union disputes claims of public sector pay rises
Christopher Luxon was surprised when told pay had increased 10% in the sector.
The NZ region where advertised salaries are rising fastest
Employers are lifting advertised pay as competition for skilled workers grows.
Business, get ready; big KiwiSaver reforms are coming
The Economy of Everything examines KiwiSaver reforms, US rates and GDP.
Act to campaign on three-year minimum wage freeze
The Act Party will campaign on a three-year minimum wage freeze.
Graduating in the AI era is like a ‘large recession’ for starting salaries
A study found that graduates faced reduced earnings and opportunities against AI models.
'Significant burden': Jury service strains businesses, workers
Data show only one in four people summoned turned up for duty service in these areas.
Union costs pay equity change at $6b, Treasury warns figure ‘misleading’
New analysis shows cost of reinstating system almost half that touted by the coalition.
Unions are duping us that Equal Pay Amendment Act court challenge is about the sisterhood
OPINION: The act, in practice, really only guarantees equal pay for a minority of women.
Back-pocket hit for workers as wages dip – who’s been hit hardest?
Wage increases have now fallen well behind inflation.
'It’s been hard going' - Nicola Willis as unemployment rises to 5.6%
New labour market data shows more people are out of work.
'Insane and ridiculous': PM says no grounds for fresh US tariff hike
'There is no forced labour situation in New Zealand,' Christopher Luxon said.
We are going backwards: NZ's real wage growth the worst in the OECD
Kiwis are also working less and producing less per hour worked.
Push for pay gap law: Campaigners urge parties to ‘chuck a biscuit in the tin’
Government could receive windfall if pay gaps were reported.
Not just a problem for O'Brien – OECD flags overuse of restraints of trade
Organisation says people aren't moving as seamlessly between jobs as they should.
Why taxing a shrinking pool of workers more isn't the way to pay for our ageing population
ANZ chief economist Richard Yetsenga talks tax and productivity with the Herald.