Edward Gay in The Herald is telling the story of a graduate who was allegedly told to by the Department of Work and Income ( WINZ) to remove her degree and experience from her CV if she wanted to find short term work. “Work and Income staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree…
We came across this press release on Voxy.com. The ASB says that net migration has fallen from its peak and could slow by more than half to around 10,000 people a year. It seems that employment growth and a more favorable outlook across the Tasman will continue to attract Kiwis out of New Zealand. These…
There’s a great discussion going on today in the blogs section of the online New Zealand Herald, the topic centres around the number of expat New Zealanders returning to their homeland and their thoughts about it. It’s worth a read, if you have the time, because their comments are so similar to those of many…
Update: The Dom Post is carrying a story today saying “McDonald’s restaurants will receive up to $16,000 a year of taxpayers’ money every time it recruits a beneficiary under a partnership with Work and Income.That’s potentially a $112 million bill for the tax payer. New Zealand already has the world’s greatest number of McDonalds restaurants…
Although New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world in which women were allowed to vote it’s lagging behind on pay parity between men and women. NZ women earn an estimated 12-15% less an hour less than men, but the annual earnings gap may be worse because many women spend more time…
