It’s Not Just Nz’s Job Market
The ‘butter chicken tsunami’ is swamping job markets around the world.
Employment
Outgoing Commissioner Calls for Bigger Benefits
Claire Achmad has no understanding of behavioural economics. Or any other kind of economics.
‘Too Sick to Work’ Needs Addressing
Nobody can look at the evidence and deny a problem. Too many are languishing on benefits when the best thing for their mental health would be a job: a purpose, companionship and more money.
Quarter of a Million Children Are Now Dependent on Welfare
It's appalling that a quarter of a million children now need an income from the state to feed, clothe and house them.
Yes, We Were Chumps
Us Gen Xers were chumps, which makes it even more satisfying to see Millennials and Gen Z refuse to fall for the same scam.
The Silence on Welfarism and Children
Problems don’t go away because you don’t talk about them. Talking about them is an essential prerequisite to progress.
Stanford Admits Kiwis Don’t Want To Work
Decade after decade governments have failed to successfully tackle the problem. They tinker at best. The issue is poor policy.
NZ Immigrants Pull Their Weight
When it comes to those who could be working, Māori are massively over-represented. Whilst colonisation continues to be blamed for Māori ‘disadvantage’, every year thousands of immigrants come to New Zealand and make a contribution.
AI Hammers in the Final Nail in Karl Marx’s Coffin
The machine was supposed to begin by replacing the worker. Artificial intelligence is beginning by replacing the people who sit near the middle and top of organizations.
Woolworths Has an AI Bouncer
Applicants told to defeat AI bouncer before earning the right to stack yoghurt.
Opportunity Cost in the Age of AI
The challenge, then, isn’t to beat the machines but to learn to work meaningfully alongside them. Every major leap in technology has shifted what counted as valuable work, and this one is no different.