EmploymentMigrant chef paid boss $13k to keep jobA Chinese employer has to pay more than $46,000 after charging a migrant to work at a restaurant, and paying him only five times during eight months.25 Nov 10:30 PM
EmploymentData helping ramp up exec payMany firms want to set executive salaries at or above median level.25 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentCafe worker wins $10k compensationA café owner must pay his former head chef compensation after allegedly threatening to ruin her application for permanent residence and unfairly sacking her.20 Nov 11:30 PM
OpinionRobin Hill: Here's a much better way to produce more engineersNew Zealand universities are not producing the right mix of graduates, but that is no reason for Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce to issue threats.20 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentGovt sets up unit to lift Maori economic performanceA Maori unit within the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment will be set up to drive a government plan to lift Maori economic performance.19 Nov 04:13 AM
EmploymentMismatch shuts generation out of jobsAs students look to next year, the Herald begins a week-long investigation into why so many are leaving school without the skills they need.18 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentGaining the competitive edgePaying for professional development can feel like pumping money into a black hole. The resulting benefits to a business, however, can be huge.15 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentWest Cost mine workers reject new shiftsSolid Energy's Stockton opencast mine machinery operators have rejected a proposed shift change, despite management warning the mine's future is in jeopardy.14 Nov 07:09 PM
OpinionBryan Gould: Plight of jobless makes us all poorerIn the wake of the grim news about factory closures and lay-offs over recent months, the unemployment figures were only to be expected, writes Bryan Gould.14 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentFuturist predicts jobs lossDaVinci Institute founder says action needed as 2 billion roles will go in digitised world.14 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentOnline job ads down in October - SeekNew online job ad listings were down last month, according to a major New Zealand employment website.11 Nov 11:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Time for Key to call an economic summitOptimism and shock over dire jobs news no excuse for Govt inaction.09 Nov 04:30 PM
BDBDEmploymentUnemployment rate upNew Zealand's unemployment rate has risen unexpectedly, increasing to 7.3 per cent - the highest since 1999.07 Nov 09:50 PM
EmploymentSacked meat firm boss awarded $100kAn Invercargill meat company has been ordered to pay its former chief executive more than $100,000 in unpaid bonuses, compensation and other costs.07 Nov 12:15 AM
EmploymentNZ's safety record slammedBlame game over Pike River starts in earnest as task force leader describes nation's workplace record as 'extremely poor'.06 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentTop boss slams $1m salariesMore than 40 executives at three of New Zealand's top companies now earn more than $1 million a year, and one of our top bosses has taken a swipe at CEOs' salaries.04 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentKiwis want flexible work optionsNinety per cent of New Zealanders say flexible employment options such as working from home are an important factor when looking for a new job.04 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentCaregiver neglected disabled manA caregiver refused to put underpants on a physically disabled elderly patient, and left him unshaven and unwashed on top of his tangled catheter.02 Nov 10:00 PM
Employment$185,000 in unpaid bonuses awardedAn Auckland textiles company has been ordered to pay its former general manager $185,000 after it short-changed him on his bonus payments.02 Nov 12:30 AM
