New Zealand Customs plans to cut 79 positions in airports and ports across the country in the latest round of government staff cutbacks, says the Public Service Association.
Shops cannot open on Anzac Day, Thursday 25 April, until 1pm, says Employment New Zealand.
The revamp includes more responsibilities for employers and new minimum skills, language, and hours thresholds for workers.
Tourism is often labelled a low productivity industry but there are measures businesses can take to change that, writes Jason Hill.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa is this week holding a webinar on the changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa.
Immigration New Zealand has filed charges against two visa agents in Thailand for providing fake documents for visitor visa applications.
But MBIE’s tourism teams have been scoped for voluntary redundancies, as public sector job losses mount.
It’s imperative that we tackle the pressing issue of employee turnover, writes Lincoln University’s Associate Professor Anthony Brien.
There are concerns that the cuts will impact DOC’s work on the conservation estate.
The government says it has made changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme to ensure there is more balance in the mix of skilled migrants entering New Zealand.
Filled jobs in accommodation and food services increased by 2.8% in February 2024 compared with the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
Japan is gaining a reputation as a destination for remote work and tourism – here is how it is supporting growth.
Immigration New Zealand will soon issue fines to employers breaching their immigration compliance requirements and exploiting migrant workers.
Accommodation and food services businesses are among the top employers offering part-time work, according to figures from Stats NZ.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa has issued a final call for responses to its workforce survey, which closes on Tuesday.
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says the government plans to reform holidays, health and safety, and employment legislation.
UN Tourism and the World Travel & Tourism Council have highlighted the growing number of women in the sector and the barriers they face.
Immigration New Zealand’s administration of its Accredited Employer Work Visa failed to address exploitation concerns, a review has found.
Grow Tourism has partnered with Rotorua-based Wera Aotearoa Charitable Trust to help deliver high-impact short courses designed to help people into the tourism industry.
The minimum wage is increasing by 2% from $22.70 to $23.15 per hour from 1 April.
Air New Zealand facilitated an estimated $14.6bn in visitor expenditure in the year to June 2023, according to a new analysis.
Filled jobs in accommodation and food services have risen 5.1% in December 2023 compared with the same month the previous year, according to Stats NZ.
While many are enjoying strong summer demand, some problems are getting worse, say operators.
Wage growth in Queenstown Lakes’ accommodation and food services sector was up 7.9% in the 12 months to September 2023, according to a market snapshot report of the region.
RealNZ says its commitment to diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing and health have been recognised in two awards this month.
Senior managers have left the new Rotorua attraction just months after its opening.
The number of filled jobs in accommodation and food services rose by 5.1% in October 2023, compared with the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
More than $28m has been committed to tourism’s workstream but ACT plans to stop all govt work on ITPs.
Auckland Airport says it has improved health and safety practices following a serious injury to one of its wildlife rangers.
THL has paid $660,736 for bonus payments to its permanent staff.
Horizon by SkyCity will open to guests on 1 March 2024, with bookings now open for the new 303-room hotel.
The agency has cut a number of tourism roles but it has also created new ones to be filled.
The percentage of filled jobs in the accommodation and food services sector in September has increased 6% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
Businesses from the hospitality and food retail sectors will be among employers take part in a job fair to be held in Picton next week.
After hopes of a last-minute funding reprieve were dashed, the tourism and hospo jobs initiative will close its doors.
Haka Educational Tours has joined 370 businesses as an accredited as a Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand Employer.
SkyCity Entertainment Group has started recruitment for its 5-star Horizon hotel in Auckland.
The average salary in tourism and hospitality totalled $61,607 in Q3 2023, up 8% from the same time last year, according to data from Trade Me Jobs.
The number of tourism-related filled jobs jumped significantly in August 2023 compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest employment indicators.
Hospitality and tourism job advertisements jumped 20% in August 2023 compared with the previous month, according to SEEK’s latest Employment Report.
The government has added two new aviation-based roles to the Green List, including aircraft maintenance engineer and aviation engineer specialising in avionics, aeronautical and aerospace engineering.
Fullers360 is raising wages for its deckhands and skippers in the second pay increases this year.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has approved Tourism Industry Aotearoa as an employer bargaining party under the Fair Pay Agreement Act.
Employment in the accommodation and food services sector in the June Quarter rose 2.5% compared to the previous, with 3,758 jobs filled, according to Stats NZ.
The National Party has promised a new Great Walk in Canterbury, longer Department of Conservation concessions, and more flexible working visas with faster processing.
Christchurch hospitality and accommodation provider Springs Junction Café and Motor Inn has been fined $36,000 for breaching multiple employment standards during the 2020 Covid pandemic.
A review of the Accredited Employer Work Visa aims to determine whether Immigration New Zealand is administering the scheme appropriately.
Accommodation and food services jobs rose by 12,310 jobs in July 2023, up 8.4% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest employment indicators figures.
Auckland Airport is making efforts to attract more women into operations and infrastructure roles.
The median weekly earnings from wages and salaries has jumped 7.1% over the last year, rising to $1,273.
