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June quarter inflation on target to be lowest in five years

The crash in crude oil prices is expected to drive inflation lower in the June quarter.

Diana Clement: Making work-from-home pay its way

Don't assume you can claim everything if you are working from home

Big Read: Tips for employers as second wave of redundancies looms

Avoiding key mistakes can ensure workers don't take a personal grievance case.

Amazon bans TikTok on staff phones, citing email security risk - then reverses

Workers given a day to delete the wildy-popular Chinese-owned app.

David Skilling: Covid-19 battle gears up for the second half

NZ success in shutting out virus must be followed by a successful economic recovery.

Green deals no panacea to post-Covid recovery

Comment: Green spending works slowly and creates almost no jobs, when most needed.

Ardern looks to the primary sector to help fill the Covid-19 void

The PM says the primary sector will play a big part in rebuilding the economy.

NZ firms expect weak activity, more job cuts

Many companies are preparing to reduce staff further.

Worker shortages could raise food prices

Food growers are worried there aren't enough hands to do the work.

Brian Fallow: Taxing wealth isn't the answer

Full credit to the Greens for putting up a tax policy - but it isn't the answer.

Are low interest rates causing inequality? We asked Adrian Orr

Economy Hub: Reserve Bank Governor talks, interest rates, dollar and social inequality.

Pattrick Smellie: Will APEC work online?

Pattrick Smellie looks at the logistics of hosting APEC online.

Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears

Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.

Business confidence levels point to recession - ANZ

Levels are consistent with view that the recession is just starting, says ANZ economist.

Five ways bosses accidentally stress out their employees

The Harvard Business Review on why bosses can make the work environment intolerable.

James Lee: Why Australia is the best mate for our post-Covid-19 bubble

COMMENT: Getting closer to our closest neighbour will supercharge our economic recovery.