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Catriona MacLennan: Equal Pay Day - a message to Len Brown

November 10 is Equal Pay Day. There is 14 per cent of the year left to run and, as New Zealand women on average earn 14 per cent an hour less than men, women effectively work from now until the end of the year unpaid.

NZ China expert warns on growth

Beijing-based investment advisor David Mahon delivered a sobering message to today's China Business Summit - prepare for more bad news about the Chinese economy.

Racism risks NZ prosperity - economist

Top economist says "racist attitudes" towards Chinese immigration and investment could damage a relationship with China that promises to deliver "big waves".

'EU threat to NZ China dairy trade'

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says losing Chinese market share to European dairy competitors is a concern for New Zealand.

Chinese workers exploited in NZ: claim

Chinese engineers are allegedly being paid $61 per day, well below NZ's minimum wage of $14.25 per hour.

Editorial: No surprise housing accord has been a flop

Auckland house prices have been driven by speculative demand as much as - or probably more than - a shortage of supply.

Young professionals left to languish

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

Yashili opens $220m Pokeno formula plant

China's Yashili NZ has this afternoon officially opened its $220m infant formula manufacturing plant in Pokeno.

Robert Reid: Zero hour contracts could be here to stay

After promising to ban the punitive aspects of zero hour contracts, the Minister is championing a Bill that will entrench them, writes Robert Reid. It appears that we have a government and a Minister who operate in a kind of cul-de-sac.

Reserve Bank officials defend decision-making process

The Reserve Bank says its policy decisions can't be judged solely on the level of inflation in the country, as it has to maintain the credibility of its operating framework and can be trumped by new....

What makes a great boss?

National Boss' Day began in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, an employee registered the holiday with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

$75,000 for crushed worker's family

A forestry contractor acquitted of the manslaughter of a young worker crushed to death by a falling tree has been ordered to pay reparation to the man's family.

Brian Fallow: New limits loom for landlords

From November 1, people borrowing to buy a residential investment property in Auckland will need at least a 30 per cent deposit, the Reserve Bank has decreed.

Building consents fall in September

Best mates make the best workers

Friendships can lift workplace productivity.

Wheeler leaves OCR unchanged

The Reserve Bank kept its official cash rate on hold but economists said it was only a matter of time before the bank resumed its easing bias.

Forget standing desks, time to lie down

A US-designed work station allows users to work on computers while lying down.

The great portaloo payout

Mr. Gemmell was suspended for refusing to move the toilet from his worksite.