Job-hunters desperate to find part-time work are applying in their hundreds for vacancies that pay less than minimum wage.

There is a battle emerging for top talent and employers have to match demands or they will miss out, says Kate Ross.

The productivity of any business is often defined by the attitude and mental well-being of those leading it.

Growing demand for bankers, lawyers and accountants.

One recruitment company seeking engineers for the Christchurch rebuild is getting more phone calls from expats wanting to return home.

A medical recruitment company claims to have seen a 300 per cent rise in New Zealand doctors leaving to find better pay in Australia in the last year.

It has been a very strong start to the year, says recruitment company director Kate Ross.

New graduates trying to find work face a catch-22 situation with employers all demanding relevant experience in recruits, according to a survey.

Togs, togs, togs ... undies - remember the advertising image of a beachgoer in swimming togs walking up the beach into a shopping centre?

Companies are looking to lift staff to meet growth plans.

The Govt has been criticised for saying the 90-day trial period would be voluntary, and then asking for it to be on all public sector contracts.

Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.