EmploymentCompeting business move costs worker $10KAn employee that started her own competing business and took a key supplier from former business penalised $10,000.12 Oct 09:00 PM
EmploymentOi you! Get back to work!Survey finds Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the week - and Kiwi workers reckon they'd be happier if they finished early at the end of the week.08 Oct 10:04 PM
EmploymentSix hour work day: Can it work?Sweden is the first country to trial six-hour working days, following a study that outlines the risks of working longer.08 Oct 01:53 AM
EmploymentBribed US workers take vacation to heal job marketA self-diagnosed workaholic, Jeanette Russell knows that a real vacation requires her to completely unplug, it's also company policy.06 Oct 11:50 PM
EmploymentWhy Aucklanders want jobs out of townRecord numbers of $1m-plus house sale prices linked to growing applications for work in regions.06 Oct 05:20 PM
BDBDEmploymentBusiness confidence drops to four-year lowBusiness confidence extended its decline in the third quarter, plunging to its lowest level in more than four years.05 Oct 10:25 PM
EmploymentTruck driver crushed by metal beamsA 50-year-old truck driver crushed and lacerated by metal beams while unloading his vehicle at a Hamilton factory remains in a serious but stable condition at Waikato Hospital this morning.05 Oct 08:55 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Off the dole and into the fieldsFit, healthy Kiwis aren't working on farms because they don't want to. They want to go out on a Friday night and stay out until four.03 Oct 09:57 PM
Employment'Bro culture' keeping women in debt"Bro culture" in many workplaces that pay men more than women means that one law student is entering the workforce with apprehension.02 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentNever mind leadership, get on with your jobBosses should stop encouraging employees to become leaders - and teach them how to be followers instead.02 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentMillennials want it all from employersTurns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.01 Oct 09:40 PM
EmploymentMusk reflects on his brutal workloadElon Musk is a notorious workaholic. As the head of SpaceX and Tesla has long made clear, he doesn't really need much vacation.01 Oct 06:40 PM
EmploymentFonterra's Spierings asks for pay freezeFonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.30 Sep 07:55 PM
EmploymentFired after $23,000 phone billA man fired after racking up a $23k bill on his work phone and returning to work late from a holiday was justifiably dismissed, the ERA has found.30 Sep 02:08 AM
EmploymentWhen work gossip goes too farWhat is gossip? Friendly, jokey work banter and gossip are worlds apart. Here's a guide to telling the difference.29 Sep 04:00 PM
EmploymentSuccess at university no job guaranteeAre businesses placing less importance on university degrees?29 Sep 01:45 AM
EmploymentWomen on promotion: They don't want itHarvard research suggests women aren't in leadership positions because they just don't want the jobs as much as men do.28 Sep 10:25 PM
Employment$8m divorce: Fresh bid to keep cashBusinessman Michael Thompson argues he should be able to keep more than half of an $8 million payment the Supreme Court says is relationship property.28 Sep 09:00 PM
EmploymentEmployee to get 'distress compensation'A decades-long employee of a transport firm will receive thousands in "distress compensation" after he was made redundant.28 Sep 02:56 AM
EmploymentWorker nearly crushed by faulty tractorA foreign worker at a luxury Waikato resort narrowly escaped being crushed by a three-tonne tractor with faulty brakes.26 Sep 11:36 PM
OpinionTom O'Neil: So you want a professional LinkedIn profile? Well, picture thisThis column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentMike Pero: Man or brand?Mike Pero's name still synonymous with the enterprise he founded.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentA new path for proven performersPeople of a certain age and experience could well cut a career as an executive contractor - although the gig might not suit everyone.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentCulture smarts tipped to trump high IQ"Cultural intelligence" will be more important than a high IQ when it comes to hiring staff in 10 years, says high profile lawyer Mai Chen.24 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHow company directors can improve public speakingHenri Eliot gives his top ten tips on how company directors can improve public speaking.23 Sep 10:15 PM
EmploymentJobs most likely to marry each otherAccording to Census data, people in some jobs are more likely than people in others to marry someone in the same field.22 Sep 05:25 PM
EmploymentSkip careers websites to secure US jobIn March I received my permit to work in the US and my Green Card is imminent so I swung into job-searching mode in April.22 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentFullers could be fined up to $250,000An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.22 Sep 07:23 AM
EmploymentParty pill godfather owes $85kLegal high godfather Matt Bowden's company must pay a former employee more than $85,000.22 Sep 03:38 AM
EmploymentChef fired after staff allegedly refuse to work with himA chef who was accused of inappropriately touching a pizza cook in a Canterbury restaurant was fired after several staff members allegedly refused to work with him.22 Sep 03:04 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: New jobs in Lochinver plan overlookedCabinet Minister Paula Bennett has played to the political gallery by jettisoning the $88 million Chinese bid to buy Lochinver Station because it did not provide enough new jobs.18 Sep 11:32 PM
EmploymentVictim's family to receive $110,000The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.18 Sep 04:10 AM
EmploymentCompany in court over workplace accidentA work accident in which a 300kg gate came off its track and fell on a man was the subject of a WorkSafe New Zealand prosecution yesterday.17 Sep 10:24 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBank braked too hard, too longPolicymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.17 Sep 05:00 PM
