Wages stories

Workers' AI skills are racing ahead, but Litmos says promotions and pay are lagging, creating a new “AI ceiling” in career progression.

AI trainer jobs are booming as NZ firms tap global talent, while startups abroad chase specialists and remote staff drift back to cities.

New Zealand SMEs lifted staff hours but eased wage growth in January, leaning on existing rosters as they cautiously test post-holiday demand.

New Zealand employers lean on internal salary scales for new roles, while market guides still dominate pay decisions for familiar positions.

NZ adds more jobs but works fewer hours as high-paid tech roles, casual shifts and young workers' pay all slide, new data shows.

New Zealand enters 2026 with rising job confidence but clunky hiring, AI gaps and demands for flexibility are reshaping work and recruitment.

As liquidation rises 31.9%, NZ small businesses face a tough holiday battle for staff, cashflow and compliance to keep operations thriving beyond survival mode.

Service Leadership's latest report forecasts significant improvements in wage inflation for IT solution providers in 2025, following a stagnant 2023.

The gender wage gap among employees of SMEs is sitting at 7.5% in favour of men, when comparing median hourly wages.

The affordability of the latest iPhone model has been put to the test in a new global study, and New Zealanders may have to start saving their pennies.

Auckland and Wellington compete closely for top wages in NZ, but IT remains the highest earning industry with average salaries at NZD $112,811.

New Zealand's pay system favours executives while neglecting average workers, warns NZCTU president, urging new wage negotiation methods to bridge the gap.

Cisco Systems NZ faces financial woes as revenues fall 11% to $22.2m and losses soar by 162% to $804,635 in the 2015 fiscal year.

The New Zealand government turned to a deficit in the first eight months of the financial year, although the shortfall was smaller than forecast as th.

Mark Powell says he hopes to eventually see someone promoted to his role that started out in the Red Shirts in Schools programme as a 16 year old.

New Zealand businesses have trimmed their expectations for consumer inflation over the next two years as the rosy outlook for a booming economy com.

New Zealand's small and medium-sized businesses are recording their fastest sales growth since 2009 compared to a steady-as-they-go effort by their.

Tales of court action, shareholder disagreements, employment disputes and frozen bank accounts for local ISP and hosting company.