The world has been experiencing a productivity slowdown, from which New Zealand has
not been exempt. COVID-19 temporarily boosted labour productivity, but more recently,
productivity has retreated. The overall trend since 2007 has been one of slow productivity ...
The coalition Government is refreshing its approach to supporting pay equity claims
as time-limited funding for the Pay Equity Taskforce comes to an end, Public Service
Minister Nicola Willis says.
Beyer, who died last year, was elected mayor of Carterton in 1995, making her the
world’s first openly transgender mayor. Carterton’s Deputy Mayor Dale Williams
said he was “disgusted” by the comments his council had received regarding a ...
In figures released yesterday from Statistics New Zealand, unemployment rates for
Māori hit a four-year high of 8.2%, up by 1.4%. Similarly, rates for Pacific peoples
have surged by 1.5% to reach 7.4%.