Generation X New Zealanders who have a stable partner and have left the country are richer than those who are single and still living here, research shows.

Former MPs including Mike Sabin are set to get a taxpayer-funded 5.5 per cent backdated pay rise.

The belief is taking root, especially in the United States, that a historic decoupling has occurred between growth in labour productivity and workers' incomes.

Cisco Systems New Zealand, the local unit of the global internet network group, lifted annual sales 4.3 per cent last year, and expects to be well placed this year as an increasing number of firms....

Unions have rejected a call from Finance Minister Bill English for further restraint in wage increases because of the low-inflation environment.

Diane Stanbra founded Picnic Box in late 2011. The Auckland-based firm creates boutique boxed picnic food for functions and events.

Senior New Zealand public servants' and chief executives' total collective pay is at the lowest level in six years.

James McCarthy is CEO of Spidertracks, an aviation safety company, which was incorporated in 2007.

Nic Gibbens is the CEO of Wellington-based mobile apps firm PaperKite, which he founded in March 2010.

A new Harvard Business School study has found there are sharply different levels of career satisfaction for men and women.

Pacific Investment Management Co. paid its former Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross a bonus of about $290 million in 2013.

I was horrified to read zero-hour contracts are common among many multinational fast-food companies and are increasingly being used by supermarkets and retailers.

As ANZ's unionised staff seek a pay rise of 2 - 3 per cent, it's been revealed their NZ boss has enjoyed a solid pay rise of nearly 14 per cent, taking him to $4.7m.

Finance Minister Bill English has defended big bonus payments and pay rises to the bosses of the newly partially privatised energy companies, saying they were paid below market rates when the....

It's amazing to think that after all the years of talking, reporting and issuing of statements, New Zealand stands completely unprepared for its own 'retirement'.

Women are more likely to work in lower paying jobs as they become heavier. Not so for men, a US study shows.

Kiwi women are among the most educated in the world, a new report shows, but why is the gap between what they earn relative to men getting bigger?

Like barristers, I hand write everything: it enables clearer expression. It's a life-long habit which I enjoy in a tactile sense.

I had an unusual experience at The Warehouse last weekend that told me something had changed for the better.

Waterfront Auckland CEO John Dalzell had the biggest pay boost among council chief executives for the past two years, taking his salary to more than $500,000.

New Zealand Superannuation Fund chief executive Adrian Orr received a more than 18 per cent pay rise to almost $800,000 in the last financial year, according to its latest annual report.

Employment confidence rose to a six-year high in the September quarter as sentiment in Canterbury bolstered the nation's outlook on jobs.

Almost a quarter of New Zealand executives think top-level managers' pay packets are out of kilter with reality, a survey suggests.

Under-fire Auckland Council has blown its wages and salaries budget by $50 million, figures show.

Watercare chief executive Mark Ford - who is known as "The Fixer" - is expected to step down shortly for health reasons.

About 75 per cent of Auckland IT employers want to recruit additional staff in the coming year.

Auckland University's student union was justified in sacking its general manager for financial mismanagement involving a loan to cover $1.4m in debt, a court has ruled.