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Employment

Central OtagoDecember 4

Shortage of harvest staff at vineyards

Hundreds of extra staff are needed in Central Otago's vineyards following warm weather that could mean the earliest season in the district in about 25 years, Bannockburn viticulturist James Dicey says.
Shortage of harvest staff at vineyards
Shortage of harvest staff at vineyards
BusinessMay 19

Job market strength positive

The ANZ Job Ads series is suggesting the New Zealand labour market remains fairly strong and it is a question of when, not if, this flows into an acceleration in wage growth.
DunedinMay 8

Employers urged to give teens a chance

More engagement with teenagers is needed to curb Dunedin having one of the largest rates of youth unemployment in New Zealand, Base manager Mary-Ann McKibben says.
Employers urged to give teens a chance
Employers urged to give teens a chance
BusinessFebruary 6

Otago has one of lowest unemployment rates

Otago has one of the country's lowest unemployment rates with the South Island well ahead of the north when it comes to lowering the number of people unemployed.
Otago has one of lowest unemployment rates
Otago has one of lowest unemployment rates
BusinessFebruary 5

Most of job growth centred on Canterbury

Reactions were wide and varied to the latest labour and wages data released yesterday, showing New Zealand showed strong employment growth in December, along with subdued wage growth.
Most of job growth centred on Canterbury
Most of job growth centred on Canterbury
BusinessAugust 7

National figure rises

New Zealand's annual unemployment rate rose to 6.4% in June but Statistics New Zealand figures showed employment also rose in the year by 0.4%.
DunedinFebruary 6

Students struggle to find summer jobs

The economic downturn is still making life difficult for students looking for summer holiday work and more than twice as many are on student hardship benefits than four years ago.
Students struggle to find summer jobs
Students struggle to find summer jobs
DunedinFebruary 6

Recruiters offer hundreds of jobs in Christchurch

Pssst buddy, want a job? Dozens of Dunedin jobseekers have signed up to rebuild the civil infrastructure of earthquake-damaged Christchurch, with hundreds more wanted.
Recruiters offer hundreds of jobs in Christchurch
Recruiters offer hundreds of jobs in Christchurch
BusinessJanuary 17

Newspaper job ads rebound

A rebound in newspaper job advertisements in December helped lift the ANZ New Job Advertisement series by 0.4% following three months of decline.
BusinessJanuary 15

Fifth quarter of pessimism outweighing optimism

Employment confidence remained flat and ''gloomy'' for the quarter to December, the fifth consecutive quarter of pessimism outweighing optimism.
NationalJanuary 14

Kiwis gloomy about job security

New Zealanders are feeling less confident about their job security in the coming year, according to a report out today.
BusinessOctober 30

Employment changes likely to divide opinion

Changes being proposed to the part of the Employment Relations Act regarding so-called vulnerable workers are likely to be condemned across the widest possible political spectrum.
Employment changes likely to divide opinion
Employment changes likely to divide opinion
NationalOctober 4

Canterbury rebuild underpins jobs growth

The Canterbury rebuild continues to underpin growth in the job market, with advertised vacancies in the third quarter up 12.3 per cent on the same period a year ago, according to Trade Me.
BusinessSeptember 20

Job advertisements show another rise in Otago

Three New Zealand regions recorded consecutive increased job advertisements published in newspapers last month, including in the Otago Daily Times.
BusinessJuly 19

Job losses blamed on high NZ dollar: more forecast

A slew of job losses announced around the country yesterday is being blamed on New Zealand's high dollar.
BusinessJuly 2

Confidence fall down to timing

A tight 10-day period of turmoil in both New Zealand and international markets is the likely culprit for a reported fall in employment confidence, Otago-Southland Employers Association chief executive John Scandrett says.
Confidence fall down to timing
Confidence fall down to timing
NationalJune 14

Six schemes culled for jobs package

The Government is disbanding six programmes aimed at getting people into work and replacing them with one scheme offering up to $21,000 a year in wage subsidies for at-risk youth, or up to $7000 for employers to get a new worker the training required for a job.
Six schemes culled for jobs package
Six schemes culled for jobs package
DunedinJune 7

Student jobs down 25%

The number of University of Otago students seeking work far outweighs the number of jobs available, figures from Student Job Search (SJS) show.
NewsApril 1

Migrants' guides soften shock

Two new guides to help migrant dairy workers and their employers work together more successfully have been launched.
Migrants' guides soften shock
Migrants' guides soften shock
BusinessFebruary 28

Filled jobs rose last year

The number of jobs held by wage and salary earners continued to increase through the latter part of last year, albeit at a slow rate.
NationalFebruary 18

More older people staying in workforce

Older people have displaced more than 40,000 teenagers from jobs in the past five years as more choose to stay in the workforce and employers shun youth for experience.
NationalJanuary 19

Beayty therapist sacked for being pregnant

A beauty therapist who was sacked after being told her pregnancy would be "disgusting and repulsive'' to clients has been awarded thousands of dollars in compensation for unfair dismissal.
QueenstownJanuary 12

Keen interest continues in job market

The Job Agency in Queenstown says it is being inundated with employment seekers, as summer crowds flock to the resort.
Keen interest continues in job market
Keen interest continues in job market
BusinessJanuary 12

Fall in employment confidence 'no surprise'

Clouds of gloom are hanging over employment prospects for 2012 with employment confidence levels falling to its lowest level since mid-2009.
Fall in employment confidence 'no surprise'
Fall in employment confidence 'no surprise'
BusinessDecember 21

Accrued leave less of issue in South

Southern employers do not seem to be faced with employees stacking up accrued leave as much as their counterparts in the north.