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Stats NZ workers strike over unfair pay

About 80 Statistics New Zealand workers staged a rowdy protest during a day of strike action to highlight what they claim is unfair pay and an offer that excludes across the board pay-rises.

IT bosses keen to pay up

About 75 per cent of Auckland IT employers want to recruit additional staff in the coming year.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Five productivity mistakes you make

Frantic? Stressed from your never ending ‘to do’ list? A few simple tweaks can help you work smarter, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Editorial: Greens' wage policy has to be affordable for country

The Green Party's policy to lift the minimum wage by almost $4 to $18 an hour by 2017 is undoubtedly smart politics.

Grads: look ahead to get ahead

Dianna Clement: It's important for kids to learn on the job

Man injured after falling into plastic moulding machine

Paul Charman: Unpaid Kiwi internships on the rise

Some university graduates hoping to break into well-paid careers are working months at a time as unpaid interns.

Tech zeal keeps TIN man on task

Greg Shanahan knows a lot about the New Zealand technology sector. For the past 15 years, he has been following the progress of almost 300 of the nation's top technology companies and reporting on their successes.

Leave housework at office door

When Nicky Tonkin decided to work from home, the first thing she needed was to install a 90,000-litre swimming pool.

Closing the talent gap - where are the skilled staff?

From restaurants to rocket-builders — businesses of all sorts share a common problem: Finding enough skilled staff. Anthony Doesburg reports.

Employment Court wait 'extraordinary'

How to embrace new employees

Tips on getting new hires adjusted to the social and performance aspects of their new jobs quickly and smoothly.

Apple reveals its worker diversity figures

The world's most valuable firm is the latest to report diversity numbers amid a debate about whether women and minorities are underrepresented at tech firms.

Job seeking tip: get amped

It's the type of music that makes you want to sing out loud in the car or let loose on the dance floor - but listening to bass-heavy music like 50 Cent can also boost your confidence before an interview.

Shift gear to get job back on track

Most of us will experience career dissatisfaction some time in our working life, but working life doesn't have to be this way

Robotic aim for forestry safety

Machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests.

Judge tells PGC to reveal data on bonuses

Pyne Gould Corporation has been forced to disclose documents to the company's former financial controller, who is fighting it over a bonus worth $140,000.