Latest from Employment

Bernard Hickey: 'Dutch disease' drives rash of losses Downunder

The festering symptoms of "Dutch disease" have burst into a rash of losses across the Australian and New Zealand economies this week.

Apple work conditions improving

A labour group monitoring three Chinese factories that make iPhones and other Apple products says once-oppressive working conditions have steadily improved in the last 18 months.

AUT scholars take their talent global

Kelsen Findlay remembers the sense of awe he and classmates had at the start of their degree that one of their peers had scored an internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland.

Solo mum awarded $20K over sacking

A pregnant solo mother sacked a week before Christmas for allegedly stealing a $35 T-shirt has been awarded almost $20,000 for wrongful dismissal.

GM names first woman CEO

General Motors product development chief Mary Barra has been named the company's new chief executive, the first female head of a US car company.

Aucklanders' personal income falls

Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.

The round-the-clock portable job

Has mobile technology created a workforce that never stops working?

Guilty finding over pipeline explosion

A company has been found guilty of failing to take all practicable steps to protect employees over the Onehunga pipeline explosion that killed a woman in 2011.

How to avoid burnout at work

It's that time of year when people are rushing to finish work projects before Christmas, putting in extra hours and feeling overstressed, overworked and plain exhausted.

Guiding teens to wise decisions

High school years are when teens face important decisions that will shape their future. But whom do they go to when they need advice?

Ex-PGC managing director not entitled to payout

Former Pyne Gould Corporation managing director John Duncan is not entitled to $880,000 worth of bonus shares or redundancy pay and has only been awarded around $4000 after an Employment Relations Authority fight.

ANZ says the 'worm has turned' for job market

ANZ says the "worm has turned " and employment trends now looking positive.

Fonterra HQ - first glimpse

Listed landlord Goodman Property Trust has provided the first glimpse of Fonterra's new headquarters and announced it will own the building in Auckland's Viaduct area.

Hiring guns that misfire

Job candidates say a bad experience during interviews gives firms a bad name.

Young staff spend more on work trips

Young New Zealand workers are more likely than their older colleagues to make the most of business trips at their company's expense by spending up on high-end meals.

Seek says October job ads up

Help children follow their dream

Youngsters with ambitions, no matter how challenging or unlikely, will learn to focus and work hard.

Golden handshake may lose lustre

Executives who are fired from their companies would be less likely to get excessive golden handshakes under a private member's bill being promoted by National list MP Paul Goldsmith.