EmploymentWomen. Watch your language.Women. Watch your language. "Just" is a four-lettered word. And uttering the words "I think" could be career limiting.18 Mar 03:15 PM
EmploymentJPMorgan dispute rages onThe former New Zealand boss of JPMorgan Chase is locked in "full-blown adversarial litigation" with the bank where he is seeking $170,000 in damages.17 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionJohn Edwards: Candidate confidentiality still holds, with rare exceptionsShould employers keep unsuccessful job candidates' details private? Can they? A recent case highlighted by the <i>Herald</i> might have left doubt in some minds.11 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentReferees can get you over the lineThe days of written references for job seekers are mostly over with the majority of employers now preferring to talk to two or three nominated referees.11 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentKiwiSaver still a mysteryThe majority of New Zealanders do not fully understand KiwiSaver especially when it comes to switching jobs, tax rates and the Government's annual contribution.10 Mar 04:30 PM
Employment600 workers build new prisonAbout 600 construction workers are on the 17ha site of New Zealand's biggest new prison and the country's largest public-private partnership, which is recruiting staff now.10 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentOz jobs growth tippedJobs growth in February is expected to have bounced back after a weak result in January, but not enough to bring down the unemployment rate.10 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Job seekers need clear privacy lawThe law is not always an ass but it can produce an absurdity. The decision to allow a failed job seeker access to his competitors' CVs is one of them.09 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentMovers and shakers - March 7Marcel van den Assum has been appointed chairman of the New Zealand Angel Association (AANZ).06 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentTime for holidays reform, says law firmA leading law firm is calling for changes to how leave is calculated and paid out but a union leader is warning workers could lose out.05 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentASB yet to achieve gender diversity despite chief's callsJust two of ASB bank's 10 member executive team are women despite a call by the bank's CEO for leaders to step up progress on gender diversity.05 Mar 02:34 AM
EmploymentAdvancement not all about moneyNew Zealand's brighter economic outlook is likely to bring with it improved pay rates and increased job opportunities.04 Mar 04:35 AM
EmploymentTimber jobs in jeopardy after receivers called inHundreds of Otago workers face an uncertain future after Southern Cross Forest Products Ltd was placed in receivership yesterday.03 Mar 09:26 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Are KiwiSaver contributions tax free?The short answer is yes, KiwiSaver is taxed. But taxation isn't the only difference between saving through KiwiSaver and the cash-deposit options.03 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentNZ business diversity 'elusive'Diversity in New Zealand's boardrooms and at the executive level has lost its momentum says, ASB boss Barbara Chapman.03 Mar 02:52 AM
EmploymentJob seeker wins battle to see CVsA 62-year-old job seeker who is accusing an energy firm of age discrimination has won a legal battle to view the CVs of the people who beat him to the job.03 Mar 02:49 AM
EmploymentThe kiwi suitcase entrepreneurSick of working 9 to 5 one woman has told how she quit her job four years ago, decided to travel the world and has been living out of a suitcase ever since.02 Mar 04:58 AM
EmploymentWorrying poll on staff engagementSo the team is into the swing of 2014, marching towards the second quarter of the year, working enthusiastically and feeling connected to the workplace. Or is it?28 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentBar defends 'jobs for girls' adA popular Ponsonby bar has been caught out advertising jobs for women only, a day after the Herald revealed that Masala restaurant in Stanmore Bay had done the same.25 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentRight people become harder to findEmployers have been put on notice that finding the people they need is about to get a lot tougher as the economy builds up speed.25 Feb 04:44 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Sorting the statistics from the damned liesInvestors are keeping a close eye on China because its growth rate is slowing and there are clear signs it has had a credit and property bubble, writes Brian Gaynor.21 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentWorker sacked by text gets $2000The Employment Court has awarded a salad bar worker who was unjustifiably dismissed when she was sacked by text message on her second day on the job more than $2000 towards legal costs.20 Feb 10:00 PM
EmploymentMovers and shakers - Feb 21Kea has appointed Kea Global Board member and one of New Zealand's most prominent figures in the global financial sector, Craig Donaldson, as interim Global CEO.20 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentWorking mums suffer double guiltResearchers have found that working mothers agonise they are bad mums because they work and bad employees because they have a family.20 Feb 02:00 AM
EmploymentAustralia wage growth slumpsAustralian wage growth has slumped to the lowest pace in at least 17 years against the backdrop of a deteriorating labour market19 Feb 08:14 PM
EmploymentReorganised Auckland port back on trackPorts of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson says the company is starting to reap the benefits of a reorganisation plan started in 2011.18 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentExecutive assistant back in vogueExperienced executive assistants will be among the biggest winners when it comes to salary increases this year.18 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentLiving wage estimate rises to $18.80Living wage campaigners say it now costs $18.80 an hour to feed two adults and two children in New Zealand.17 Feb 03:00 AM
EmploymentSalaries to rise 3.6 pc this year - surveyNew Zealand will see declining unemployment and a rush for talent in 2014, according to the latest Global Salary Survey.13 Feb 01:32 AM
EmploymentRedundancies cut to the boneAt 49 years old, Glenn Bratton didn't expect to be looking for a new career.10 Feb 04:30 PM
