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More young New Zealanders will be paid to train for manufacturing careers, with the successful Earn as You Learn programme expanding into the Hutt Valley, Bay of Plenty, Christchurch and Auckland, Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron Brewer says. "Manufacturing employs more than 220,000 people and is helping drive our economic recovery. To keep that momentum, manufacturers need a pipeline of skilled workers, and this programme delivers exactly that," Mr Brewer says. "What makes Ea…

National Grid has today unveiled a major new commitment to support 5,000 young people who are not in employment, education or training over the next five years, becoming one of the first major employers to respond to the Prime Minister’s drive to help more young people into work. The new £5 million ‘Power Within Employability Fund’ will support up to 1,000 young people a year across the UK starting from the first half of next year, helping them develop the skills, qualifications and confidence …

My First Agro Employment has more than 600 registered. My First Job places 900 young people in new positions Encouraging figures in the generation of new jobs, with an increase in hiring of 22% for the first half of 2026, which represents numbers that amount to 174,383 new contracts, revealed the Minister of Labor and Labor Development, Jackeline Muñóz, after the Cabinet Council session. Since last year, an upward trend has been observed in the labor supply, he noted. The head of the Ministr…

The Employment Leave Bill has passed its third and final reading, ushering in a long-awaited overhaul of the law that provides employees with employment leave entitlements, like annual and sick leave, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced today. “This Bill delivers on the Government’s priority to replace the broken Holidays Act with a leave system which is simple and straightforward, so that employers have confidence in their calculations, and employees have confid…

The Government is modernising the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme, making it simpler and clearer to use while maintaining protections for workers and opportunities for New Zealanders. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says the changes recognise the important role the RSE scheme plays, while responding to clear feedback that it has become too complex. "The RSE scheme has been a standout success for nearly 20 years, helping meet seasonal labour needs in our horticulture and viticultu…