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New data reveals 'typical' wages across a range of jobs, and shows how where you live affects what you get paid .

Overtime increased in 34% of organisations across New Zealand last financial year, according to survey research by Hays. At the same time, only 7% of organisations decreased overtime work. The survey by Hays found that overtime was unpaid in 30% of organisations, while 25% rewarded staff non-financially, such as with time off in lieu. The final 45% paid staff for overtime.

Over half of New Zealand employers consider counteroffering resigning staff as they look to retain their strong performers, according to survey research from Hays.

The majority of employers in New Zealand (95%) plan to increase salaries in their next review, up from 88% last year and 67% the year before, according to research from Hays New Zealand.

The majority of New Zealanders, 82%, feel pressure to connect to work outside their normal working hours, with 46% saying they feel “frequent pressure” to work outside their standard hours, according to a survey by Hays New Zealand.

A vast majority, or 95%, of employers in New Zealand plan to increase salaries in their next review, up from 88% last year and 67% the year before, according to research from Hays.

Over four in five (82%) New Zealanders feel pressure to connect to work outside their normal working hours, fuelling a renewed call for the ‘right to disconnect’. According to a poll by recruitment and workforce solutions specialists Hays , 46% ...