OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: When death taps you on the shoulderI am 56 years old and still work full time, but I have not yet joined KiwiSaver.03 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDita De Boni: Negative review, negative resultAuthor Amy Chua, the original "Tiger Mom", now has written a book, with Jed Rubenfeld, called The Triple Package, which promises to again make her everyone's favourite pariah.30 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Take a flexible contributions holidayKiwiSavers who have taken a break can resume pay deductions any time by simply telling their employer.27 Jan 04:30 PM
Small BusinessRedundancy while on maternity leave unfair - ERAA woman who was made redundant from a food company while on maternity leave has won her case for unfair dismissal and $32,000.23 Jan 03:13 AM
Small Business100-hour work week claim dismissedA hotel manager who said he worked 100-hour weeks and was owed more than $8000 has had his claim dismissed by the ERA.22 Jan 09:35 PM
New ZealandBusinessman jailed for $1.1m fraudA Christchurch businessman who conned insurers and investors out of $1.1 million after the devastating earthquakes has today been jailed for more than two years.22 Jan 05:25 AM
EmploymentCurry house worker awarded $30k in unpaid wagesA restaurant worker has been awarded more than $30,000 in unpaid wages after she was underpaid for the hours she worked, and not paid at all for 11 weeks.19 Jan 10:20 PM
RetailFiring over 'p****' barb wrong - ERAA Warehouse security guard who called a customer an "arrogant p****" and allegedly made a racist comment because they were white was wrongly dismissed.16 Jan 11:31 PM
LifestyleFine print on work romancesCompanies are cracking down on office romances, with bosses increasingly being asked to sign contracts promising not to have sex with staff.11 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldBoss sells business to help employee with cancerA Texas restaurant owner is selling his business so one of his waitresses can afford surgery on her brain tumour.08 Jan 07:50 PM
LifestyleHow to avoid back-to-work bluesYour mind is still at the beach, but your face may soon be staring at a screen of 300 unread emails. But it needn't all be glum.05 Jan 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Terrifying' nurse wins $2500 compoA nurse who verbally abused patients, fell asleep on the job and spent hours surfing the web has won $2.5k compensation after being wrongly dismissed.28 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandThrowing $283m sickieWorkers pulling sickies are costing the economy millions of dollars but a business boss says the answer could be as simple as letting staff start late if they're nursing a Christmas party hangover.14 Dec 04:30 PM
EmploymentApple work conditions improvingA 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.12 Dec 07:30 PM
EmploymentSolo mum awarded $20K over sackingA pregnant solo mother sacked a week before Christmas for allegedly stealing a $35 T-shirt has been awarded almost $20,000 for wrongful dismissal.11 Dec 04:08 AM
New ZealandSick leave's $1.26b cost to economyBosses are being urged to look at why workers are staying home sick, as a new report puts the cost of employee absences at $1.26b a year.04 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Does shareholder income count?Can shareholder earnings be taken into account for a first home subsidy?02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAged care's low-paid workforceCaregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.26 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentWorkplace bullying can cause real harmWorkplace bullying is harmful and someone who is being bullied should not accept it as something "normal", writes Val Leveson.26 Nov 04:44 AM
New ZealandVolcanic fallout over money lossA property developer who went bankrupt owing $32m is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority by a former employee for more than $1m.23 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentEx-PGC managing director not entitled to payoutFormer 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.22 Nov 03:16 AM
LifestyleXmas parties: How to surviveThe work Christmas do can be a minefield of alcohol-fuelled wit, drunken proposals, chronic boredom and stuffing yourself silly.20 Nov 12:30 AM
