EmploymentEmployment event for young job seekersYoung Aucklanders looking for work will come face-to-face with employers keen to recruit at JobFest.10 May 07:00 PM
EmploymentBest excuses for calling in sickAccording to your boss, a migraine isn't a good enough excuse to stay home in bed.10 May 07:25 AM
Employment$51k backpay for bus driver acquitted of assaultA North Shore bus driver acquitted of sexually assaulting passengers will get to keep $51,995 in backpay awarded by the Employment Court after Ritchies' appeal failed.10 May 04:36 AM
OpinionLeonid Bershidsky: Machines will never put humans out of workComment: Will we really all lose our jobs to machines?10 May 01:50 AM
BDBDEconomySurprise surplus for GovtThe NZ government posted a budget surplus in the first nine months of the financial year, against a Treasury forecast for a deficit.09 May 11:35 PM
EmploymentStaying power the key to successDanielle Wright discovers the best way to get out of a job rut may be just to stay put09 May 10:31 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateHouse market restrictions could hit kiwiThe New Zealand dollar may decline this week on expectations the Reserve Bank could add further restrictions to the housing market, paving the way for future interest rate cuts.09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Debt level high on RBNZ agendaCOMMENT: Broadly the banks have strong balance sheets but New Zealand's private debt levels are high and rising.09 May 02:43 AM
EmploymentPay deducted for gaming machine shortfallsThe hotel worker had $1000 unfairly taken from her wages after there were shortfalls in the gaming machines float.09 May 12:25 AM
EmploymentSchool support staff underpaidThe Ministry decided to reduce the pay of 6000 school support staff this year because of a payroll anomaly.08 May 10:10 PM
EmploymentFacebook COO's tribute to single mumsSheryl Sandberg's touching Facebook post says she never realised how the odds are stacked against single mums until her husband died.08 May 07:15 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Why aren't Kiwis getting jobs?COMMENT: A generation seems not to have the work skills, aptitude and life skills to work for the wages employers are able to pay, writes Bernard Hickey.07 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Kiwi genius ahead of the curveCOMMENT: 'The only genius I ever met," says Alan Bollard, the biographer of pioneering New Zealand economist Bill Phillips.06 May 12:36 AM
EmploymentPush to boost paid parental leaveBabies and parents mobilise for 26 weeks' paid parental leave05 May 04:27 AM
EmploymentCareer Coach: Yes, you still need strong communication skillsArne Sorenson recently shared his views on what employers are looking for in their new hires at an event at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.05 May 02:00 AM
EmploymentWorker fired for age and disabilityA man has been awarded $5000 after he was discriminated against by his former employer for his age and Asperger's Syndrome.05 May 01:50 AM
OpinionRobyn PearceThe time saving chart that made moneyMany clients over the years, both in groups and one-on-one coaching with me, have shared the frustration of trying to keep up with follow-up of some kind, Robyn Pearce writes.05 May 12:20 AM
EmploymentThe best career advice I ever hadIt can be years before you begin to heed that well-intentioned career guidance04 May 09:02 PM
EconomyAustralia moves to Google taxThe Australian government announced new measures to target tax dodging multinationals in its overnight budget.03 May 06:31 PM
OpinionMark Lister: Strong Kiwi dollar reflection of a robust economyCOMMENT: The NZ dollar has been rising lately, despite the surprise interest rate cut in March and an expected slowdown in the dairy sector.03 May 02:08 AM
EconomyAuckland property sales slump 29pcBarfoot and Thompson reports the slowest April in four years, while Quotable Value says values were up 2.1pc over the past three months.03 May 12:30 AM
EmploymentSchool hostel workers to be paid for overnight shiftsEight workers at a boarding school near Fielding have won a case involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.02 May 10:26 PM
OpinionForecasters can't predict the futureCOMMENT: Barry Ritholtz checks out a report that does something he likes the least - makes a forecast.02 May 09:00 PM
EmploymentIs this McDonald's oldest employee?At 79, a Queensland retiree is back working at his local McDonald's.02 May 08:05 PM
EmploymentSixty-eight to go at Cavalier SpinnersCavalier Bremworth today confirmed a restructure proposed two weeks ago.02 May 09:55 AM
EmploymentApp saves Health & Safety paperworkOnside has launched an online health and safety app for farmers to make compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 easier.02 May 03:18 AM
EmploymentWork safety change generationalWorkSafe New Zealand's Safer Farms programme is working with the rural sector to promote good health and safety practices.02 May 02:54 AM
Employment3 reasons a good handshake will help you at workWhy exactly do we feel the compulsion to shake hands when we're saying hello, making a deal, or burying hatchets?01 May 11:15 PM
EmploymentSleepover caregiver wins $30,000The caregiver was regularly underpaid and worked overnight shifts for $50 cash.01 May 10:22 PM
EmploymentTransgender woman not backing downA transgender woman who claims she was forced out of her job at an Auckland barbershop has been cleared to pursue her claim of unjustified dismissal01 May 08:40 PM
EconomyWage gap widening for young workersA wage gap between men and women start earlier in their careers and has significantly widened for young workers.29 Apr 12:00 AM
EmploymentNeed a break at work? Hit the ball pitA lolly factory in the UK has installed a ball pit in the staff room to help workers have fun and be creative.28 Apr 11:32 PM
