Pay
Equal pay law change: issues for employers and women
Changes to pay equity legislation are expected some time later this year. We ask whether it'll be a fairer deal for women and whether employers will be ready ? Jennifer Howes is a senior solicitor in… Audio
Midwives and pay
We return to the question of low paid workers and ask what the knock-on effects are of increasing wages. We answer listener questions about the Midwives march yesterday. Audio
Nurses scoff at 2 p.c pay offer
In a highly unusual move nurses are to go on strike if there is no improvement in their pay and working conditions. See Payne of the Nurses Organisation explains why a 2 per cent rise doesn't cut it.
…Companies accused of exploiting loopholes to avoid paying ex-staff
An employment consultant, David Collins, says many cash-poor companies will shut themselves down if an Employment Relations Authority decision goes against them. Audio
Big bucks for BBC presenters
Top Gear and Radio 2 host Chris Evans is the BBCs highest-paid broadcaster. Audio
Equal pay drive spreading
Part-time high school teachers are the latest group to lodge an equal pay claim. They're also want to be paid for preparation time. Audio
Horowhenua mayor adamant he has ousted his deputy
Michael Feyen insists Ross Campbell has been reinstated as his deputy after being supplanted in December. But Wayne Bishop, who took over, is still collecting the deputy mayor's pay, as Phil… Audio
DHBs unhappy with junior doctor pay dispute deal
District Health Boards say the deal they've reached with junior doctors isn't a good one and will only bring a year of peace. Audio
Women in business
Entrepreneur Sarah Paykel talks about women fighting their way to the top and why it's a fight at all. Audio
Snitching for police not as lucrative anymore
Police are paying informants less and less every year - more than $400 thousand in 2012; now a little over $100 thousand. It's something the Labour party wants an answer to. Audio
'Motherhood penalty' study finds mums paid 17% less than dads
The "Effect of Motherhood on Pay" report found the pay gap for parents is much larger then the gap between men and women who are not parents, which is 5%. Audio
Former Middlemore chefs owed thousands in gratuity
Women who spent decades working in the Middlemore Hospital kitchen before Compass group took over say the company owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars - and simply won't pay up. Video, Audio
Remuneration Authority hints at possible 20 percent rise
The Remuneration Authority has hinted at a possible 20 percent pay rise for Auckland councillors in the future. Audio
Holiday pay errors could top $2b
Up to seven hundred thousand New Zealanders may have been underpaid hundreds of dollars a year... to the tune of up to 2.2 billion dollars in total. Audio
Minimum wage rise not enough for some
About 150-thousand workers will get a 50 cent-an-hour boost from today with the minimum wage being pushed up to 15-dollars and 25 cents Audio
More companies to be checked over their handling of holiday pay
Experts say up to two million New Zealanders may be getting underpaid by their employers in the holiday pay botch up. Audio
Expert believes up to 2 million NZers underpaid
A payroll systems expert believes up to two million New Zealanders may be getting underpaid by their employers for their holidays. Audio
Estimates millions of people might have been underpaid
A payroll systems expert thinks the Government is grossly underestimating the number of New Zealanders who are being underpaid for their holidays. Audio
Payroll companies say pay error revelations are no shock.
Payroll companies say revelations that hundreds of thousands of workers could be owed millions of dollars in holiday pay should not be a shock to employers - or the Government Audio