Career 12: You've got the interview - now nail the job
Career 12: You've got the interview - now nail the job

Congratulations - you have managed to secure that all-important job interview. But before you just march on in, do some…

Career 12: The future of work
Career 12: The future of work

Big global challenges require a whole new way of thinking about what work is and why we do it The nature of work will…

Career 12: From dock worker to stress doctor
Career 12: From dock worker to stress doctor

It was the drowning death of his sister Gillian that transformed John McEwan's life and set him on a new career course…

Career 12: Hot jobs for 2012
Career 12: Hot jobs for 2012

A widely awaited economic uptick this year is hoped to create demand for jobs in skill shortage industries. Paul Robinson…

Employment

Ford's retreat deals blow to Labor's ailing election hopes
Ford's retreat deals blow to Labor's ailing election hopes

Unemployment rate of 5.5 per cent set to rise with more job losses in manufacturing sector Ford's decision…

Editorial: New body for teachers key to change

Editorial: The Teachers Council, the registration body that ought to speak with the authority of the New Zealand Law Society…

Switched On Gardener pair appealing sentences

The men who ran the Switched on Gardener hydroponic supply shops must remain behind bars ahead of an appeal against their…

Beer-for-job offer stands

A Wanganui man is offering any prospective employer 52 dozen beer if they take him on as an apprentice. Mr Gray, 28, qualified…

Defence redundancy letters released
Defence redundancy letters released

Hundreds of long-serving Defence Force personnel were told they had low potential.

Uni professor loses bid for ERA case hearing

A university professor who claims his workplace caused him hardship akin to post traumatic stress disorder has lost his…

Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'

A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses was unjustifiably dismissed despite treating the…

Baby issue 'up to Speaker'

Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly" after a…

Itchy feet a positive sign, says expert

More than half the workers in an employment survey plan to look for a new job in the next year.

Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs
Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs

More than half of the workers in an employment survey are planning to look for a new job in the next…

Call to relax rules for MPs with babies

Parliament's Speaker is considering a rule change for MPs with babies after Nanaia Mahuta was required to be in Parliament…

Men step up but it's still women's work

Increasing numbers of men are applying for administration jobs, but the association that represents New Zealand's PAs says…

Media seen as ideal workplace

The media business is perceived as the most attractive of all industries to work in, and TVNZ the most appealing media employer…

Managing corporate culture the key to multiple success

Organisations that manage their culture proactively attain greater returns across key areas such as revenue, profit and…

Publishing manager ordered to pay back $700,000
Publishing manager ordered to pay back $700,000

The former general manager of a printing and publishing company has been ordered to pay more than $700,000…

Telecom restructure to cost up to $130m

Telecom now expects the costs of restructuring its business to be between $100 million and $130 million.

Dame Susan second choice for race job

Dame Susan Devoy was the second choice for the role of Race Relations Commissioner, official documents show, but she received…

Worker wins case over cheap slices

A Christchurch cafe worker who was unfairly sacked for buying discounted slices after marking them down herself has been…

Minister confident job target will be met

Progress has been slow but Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce is sticking to Finance Minister Bill English's Budget…

Helen Kelly: Jobs, not debt, should be priority
Helen Kelly: Jobs, not debt, should be priority

The Government should review its priorities, writes Helen Kelly. Continuing high unemployment, much…

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Opinion

Border patrol's high green fence
Border patrol's high green fence

China's recent 'Green Fence' policy has the recycling industry very worried. Sam Judd takes a look at…

Fans want to believe team in Warriors
Is the media dominating Parliament?
Brian Rudman: Super City RIP... and it's the parents' fault
Gregor Paul: Clinical Ali knew it was time
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