Economy
Workers lose confidence in jobs market
This adds to growing concerns about business confidence in the local market.
Latest from Wages and Salaries
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Hipkins ahead of strike: Teachers' pay bid will have to move significantly
"There is going to have to be significant movement on their side."
Historic pay rise for support workers in education
"It's about making sure that women get a fair deal in the workplace," Hipkins said.
NZ workers will 'expect' salary hikes
High-profile pay deals in the public sector could trigger demands across labour market.
Wage inflation is tipped to rise, warn NZ economists
Economists are expecting the second-quarter unemployment rate to remain steady.
Jordan Williams: Govt should ignore strikes by its desk clerks
COMMENT: Desk clerks in the public service have no case for a big pay increase.
Revealed: Industry with the biggest gender pay gap
Pay gaps don't seem to be as much of a problem in lower-paid professions.
Lizzie Marvelly: Fair pay for undervalued professions
COMMENT: Who deserves to be paid more, nurses or teachers?
DHB admin staff flashmob for pay equity
They say they need a raise of between 15 and 45 per cent.
Large NZ corporates shun living wage
Only two New Zealand corporates are paying their staff the living wage.
Teachers to vote over latest pay offer
Teachers to vote later this month about whether to accept the ministry's latest pay offer.
Hutt City Council to pay living wage
The move means 230 council staff will have their pay bumped up after July 1.
Why most profitable industries pay miserable wages
COMMENT: Wages are not set by a market, they reflect unequal bargaining power.
Kerre McIvor: People on $100k are not poor
COMMENT: In my late twenties, I learned what it was like to live hand to mouth.
College leads way in living wage
Nineteen teacher aides, cleaners and other staff will go up to the living wage in January.
Nurses 'distressed' at pay offer, likely to strike
Nurses say they are "distressed" and "disappointed" with latest pay offer.
Study finds mums take 4.4% pay cut to have a baby
'Motherhood penalty' is worse for mothers who take more than a year off paid work.
Foreign students campaign to stop exploitation
International students say many are working for below minimum wage with no rights.
Driver strikes: Unions, NZ Bus reach deal
A new two-year contract will be put to bus drivers for ratification early next week.
Living wage 'step in the right direction' for hospo sector
The living wage is a good step to encourage Kiwis into hospo, says Restaurant Association.
Why I quit my $528k job
Susie Moore was earning a fortune, but she wasn't happy playing by her boss's rules.
Brian Rudman: Hosking's minimum wage cropper
COMMENT: Setting a bottom price for labour key in civilised society.
Brian Fallow: What about the workers' share?
For decades, wage and salary earners have been getting a smaller bite of the economic pie
New living wage is $20.55 an hour
The rise in the living wage rate is the smallest in five years.
Business weighs in on minimum wage increase
Business leaders weigh in on the increase of the minimum wage today.
More money in Kiwis' pockets from today
Minimum wage, student allowances, superannuation and benefits are set to increase.
Kiwibank New Zealander of the year
Equal pay champion Kristine Bartlett beat Mike King and a microbiologist for the award.
Liam Dann: Don't hold your breath for a pay rise
COMMENT: Economists are hoping to see wages rise in 2018 - but the odds aren't great.
Higher wages likely to increase unemployment: Forsyth Barr
Revealed: which companies are at the greatest risk when wages increase.
NZ trailblazing a path towards equal pay
But a business lobby group is worried the government's gender equality plan won't succeed