Employer Bulletin | 16 June
Business employment data includes filled jobs and gross earnings, with breakdowns by industry, sex, age, region, and territorial authority area, using a combination of data from two different Inland Revenue sources: the employer monthly schedule (EMS) and payday filing. Both are associated with PAYE (pay as you earn) tax data.
Total actual filled jobs in the March 2025 quarter were 2.26 million.
In the March 2025 quarter (compared with December 2024 quarter):
- total seasonally adjusted filled jobs were down 0.1% (2,499 jobs).
For the year ended March 2025 compared with the year ended March 2024:
- total gross earnings were up 2.3% ($4.0 billion).
An annual comparison is used for earnings to account for payroll timing differences between quarters.
In today’s Bulletin:
- Redundancy process found not procedurally fair
- Authority declines interim reinstatement application
- Employer walking back mediation offer contributes towards unjustified dismissal
- The costly importance of following process
- Seven news updates of interest for employers including: New Zealand hits digital economy milestone; New Zealand Grass-Fed certification to take on global competitors; Business employment data: March 2025 quarter; Foreign Minister strengthens relationship with Italy; More funding to grow international tourism; Applications open for $30 million Coastal Shipping Resilience Fund, and New Zealand food and fibre exports on track to break new records.
- Fourteen bills open for submission
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