EmploymentBig demand for skills of pay clerksPayroll clerks have joined tradesmen as the most sought-after workers in the country because of the Novopay crisis, an international recruiting agency says.15 Apr 05:30 PM
EmploymentJob vacancies on the rise againThe labour market is showing signs of warming up - but new graduates and trainees still face a tough battle for work.15 Apr 05:30 PM
EmploymentDrilling boss made it on talentHoani Murray is an oil-rig boss, with weighty responsibilities and a generous salary.09 Apr 05:30 PM
EmploymentRecovery spreading beyond Auckland and Christchurch - expertIf the economy ended 2012 with a reasonable head of steam up, it maintained it over the first three months of this year.09 Apr 05:30 PM
EmploymentHiring boom at gaming companyAn Auckland game development studio has more than quadrupled its staff numbers in less than three years and says it has no plans to slow down.08 Apr 08:30 PM
EmploymentRetail giants reject new youth wageMcDonald's and Restaurant Brands have joined other retail giants who have decided against paying 16 to 19-year-olds the new youth wage.08 Apr 07:55 AM
EmploymentHome sweet home - at workApple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world-class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander.05 Apr 04:30 PM
EmploymentA 'yes' can add quality to careerNew graduates are currently in demand in the nursing industry, but they must be eager and enthusiastic, and should never say "no" to anything.02 Apr 04:30 PM
Employment$400m more a year for KiwiSaverUp to $400 million more a year could be pumped into the KiwiSaver scheme with the latest contribution increases.01 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Top-ups from employers' pocketsWill an increase in KiwiSaver employer contributions be covered by dropping my base pay back?01 Apr 04:30 PM
EmploymentInnovation: New projects drive plans to hire staffThe overwhelming majority of Auckland information and communications technology employers are planning to hire new staff this year as new projects are rolled out and customer demand increases, research shows.27 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentTop job opportunities on the boilEngineering and construction started this year as hot industries for jobs. The collapse of Mainzeal flooded the market with motivated jobseekers.26 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentCities muffle Christchurch growthAuckland and Wellington are still dragging down New Zealand's job market, despite spectacular earthquake recovery-related growth in Christchurch.25 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentXero, Orion will hire Telecom workersSoftware companies Xero and Orion Health say they will be able to absorb at least some of the workers who are set to lose their jobs at Telecom.21 Mar 10:05 PM
EmploymentView of Asia sours in harder timesThe Kiwi love affair with Asia may be waning with fewer now thinking Asia is important to New Zealand's future or viewing Asian immigration as positive.20 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandRoyal lifestyle an audacious fraudHiding in the laundry chute of his luxury riverside apartment, Hohepa Morehu-Barlow fumed as he watched detectives rummage through his trove of designer belongings.20 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentCuddling resthome worker wins payoutA resthome worker who hid behind a door when discovered with a gardener in a dead resident's studio has been awarded more than $6000 in lost wages.19 Mar 09:12 PM
EmploymentWorkers in NZ 'optimistic'When American Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics "ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative" in 1944, it's unlikely he gave any consideration to the sentiment behind his popular song.19 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentTAB cuts 50 jobs and closes centreMore than 50 long-serving TAB workers look set to lose their jobs as the agency prepares to close its Auckland phone betting centre at Ellerslie.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentMany Auckland firms expect boostAlmost half of Auckland's small and medium-sized firms expect a lift in sales in the coming year, research suggests.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentInner-city carpark tax plan about fairness, says DunneRevenue Minister Peter Dunne says his proposed tax on employer-provided carparks is about fairness and he questions why opponents have only now challenged the plan.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentSkills shortage puts IT grads in the driver's seatWhen it comes to hiring IT staff, there's at least as much pressure on employers to put their best foot forward as there is on job candidates.14 Mar 08:30 PM
