Gail Pacheco
Call to end 'exploitation causing' visas tied to a single employer
An open letter to political leaders is calling for them to end visas tied to a single employer, saying they set the stage for potential exploitation and abuse and make it harder for victims to escape… Audio
Youth bearing the brunt of rising unemployment
The latest unemployment figures show once again youth are hardest hit during economic headwinds. AUT Professor of Economics and NZ Policy Research Institute director Gail Pacheco speaks to Kathryn. Audio
50,000 NZ working households live in poverty
Research released this morning has crunched the numbers on just how many working poor there are in New Zealand - 50,000 working households living in poverty across Aotearoa. The research commissioned… Audio
Vulnerable transient population the size of Hamilton
New research shows roughly 150,000 people are considered to be 'vulnerable transient' - a burgeoning trend that Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling a national emergency. The country's housing… Audio
Bias Behind 80 per cent of Gender Pay Gap
Reasons behind the gender pay gap have been revealed, and show bias accounts for 80 per cent of the difference between men and women. Audio
Digital Disruption & the Fourth Industrial Revolution: is New Zealand Ready?
Joanna Mackenzie investigates what New Zealand needs to do to prepare for a future of jobs that don't even exist yet. Video, Audio
Teenage unemployment hits highest level since the 1930s
Teenage unemployment remains stubbornly high. It's now at levels not seen since the Great Depression. The latest official figures show despite employment growing overall, 15 to 19 year olds continue… Audio
Ideas for 3 April 2011 - Minimum Wage
More than 40,000 New Zealanders got a pay rise on Friday, but with the 25-cent increase to the hourly minimum wage working out to just $10 a week, before tax, it will barely cover the cost of a… Audio
