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Union's open letter to PM over wages paid to MIQ cleaners

Unite Union challenges the Government to 'challenge the status quo'.

New bid to plug gender gap in science, tech

Women are under-represented at the top of our sciences. Changes are afoot.

Female law, accounting partners on rise, still well below 50%

Law and accounting firms have made major hiring strides but there is more work to be done.

The story of Pasifika business is bigger than min wage

Pasifika-owned and -led businesses can help NZ prosper in a post-Covid world.

Mark Fowler: Government clutching at straws on housing

The latest house price index had prices up 19.2 per cent year on year.

Liam Dann: Flares are back, should we be worried for the economy?

What happens to inflation post-pandemic is the big economic debate of the day.

Employers encouraged to offer free course for women on money skills

The Government's money education arm is targeting women in a pilot programme.

Laptops and hard chairs: The dangers of working from home on your neck and back

People working from home hunched over laptops is to blame for a surge in neck injuries.

Liam Dann: What is the great reflation ... and what will it do to investments?

The world is moving into a period of economic reflation and NZ is leading the charge.

Kate MacNamara: The Government's Holiday Act hangover

Efforts to help employees could force businesses to reconsider their labour requirements.

How teenagers and shared Wi-Fi could be a security risk for your company's data

Working from home with teens in the mix could be a huge security risk.

Robertson's RBNZ policy change 'goes too far' - economist

Cameron Bagrie says reference to "Government policy" risks undermining RBNZ independence.

Finance Minister says RBNZ 'now required to consider housing'

Changes have been made to the Monetary Policy Committee's remit, Grant Robertson says.

Jarden Brief: Facebook backtrack gives Aussie media companies a market boost

Jarden's daily update on the latest market moves and shakes.

'Hard to see the explanation' - $2m wage spike for Auckland Museum staff riles council CEO

Auckland Council's CEO has written a letter of serious concern with museum wage hikes.

Fran O'Sullivan: Rating Grant Robertson's $50b bet

Borrowing to buffer Covid hit has won ultimate salute with S&P credit rating boost.