Employer Bulletin | 05 May
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the March 2025 month (compared with the February
2025 month) were:
• All industries – up 0.2 percent (3,548 jobs) to 2.36 million filled jobs
• Primary industries – up 0.4 percent (462 jobs)
• Goods-producing industries – up 0.1 percent (453 jobs)
• Service industries – up 0.2 percent (2,762 jobs)
By industry, the largest changes in the number of filled jobs compared with March 2024 were in:
• Construction – down 6.1 percent (12,606 jobs)
• Administrative and support services – down 5.7 percent (6,284 jobs)
• Professional, scientific, and technical services – down 3.1 percent (5,887 jobs)
• Manufacturing – down 2.2 percent (5,198 jobs)
• Health care and social assistance – up 1.7 percent (4,800 jobs
In today’s Bulletin:
- Employee making secret recording is deemed breach of good faith
- Wage and record-keeping breaches lead to significant penalties
- Applicant’s freedom of control means they are not an employee
- Employer’s advance payments found to be salary instead of bonus
- Six news updates of interest for employers including: A better path for apprentices and trainees; Supporting fintechs to boost competition; Physician associates to be a regulated workforce; Employment indicators: March 2025; Accelerating building projects with self-certification and inspection targets, and Record growth in research and development to drive a stronger economy.
- Seven bills open for submission
If you have any questions, about this case or other employment relation matters, call the Advice Line team on 0800 800 362.
