EmploymentWhat if there was no minimum wage?If we ripped up the wage floor, would pay for low-skill workers actually fall all that much? It's hard to say.16 May 03:38 AM
OpinionEditorial: CEO salaries ought to be reined inEditorial: Hats off to Mark Powell, the chief executive of the Warehouse Group, who says his $1.7 million salary package is a "ridiculous amount".02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwis stress less about cashKiwi consumers are less financially stressed than Australians despite rising interest rates, a survey has found.01 May 05:00 PM
GolfLydia Ko's $5300-a-day incomeTeenage New Zealand golf queen Lydia Ko has earned the equivalent of more than $5300 every day since turning professional late last year.28 Apr 05:00 PM
BusinessBurger prices and the minimum wageEconomists love hamburgers - specifically fast-food burgers, because the sandwich makes a handy yardstick for international financial comparisons.23 Apr 04:30 AM
BusinessTech staff take Silicon Valley giants to courtA group of technology executives are suing Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe for alleged collusion to suppress their wages.23 Apr 01:00 AM
BusinessPay and jobs to creep higherNew Zealanders can look forward to only slightly better wages and jobs growth over the next four years than they have had over the past four.15 Apr 04:15 PM
EmploymentI'll tell you my salary, if you tell me yoursCan water cooler talk help fix the gender pay gap? President Barack Obama seems to think so.11 Apr 12:00 AM
EmploymentCity jobless at six-year lowAuckland's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in six years. So what's behind the fall and will it continue?09 Apr 04:15 PM
EmploymentFinding skilled workers a hard taskThe number of businesses who say it is getting harder to find the skilled workers they need is well above the long-term average, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research reports.08 Apr 04:15 PM
EmploymentFormer McDonald's managers admit withholding worker wagesTwo former McDonald's store managers said they helped withhold employees' wages at the restaurant chain after facing pressure to keep labour costs down.03 Apr 01:45 AM
New ZealandGender gap: Pay-up time at public serviceThe woman in charge of equal employment opportunities is set to "crack the whip" on government departments for failing to close the gender pay gap.01 Apr 03:15 PM
New ZealandWorkers take boss to courtMigrant workers who were housed in central city offices with no bathroom or kitchen facilities are taking their former employer to court over unpaid wages.31 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandClosing the gaps: Longer life expectancyMaori are living longer and their infant mortality rate will soon be the same as Pakeha - but they're still over-represented in poverty statistics.17 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandClosing the gaps: The ethnic job divideNew Zealand is still wasting its "demographic dividend" of young Maori and Pacific people reaching working age.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGreens would link MPs to median wageThe Greens will push for legislation to lock MPs' and ministers' pay rises or even cuts to the same dollar amounts ordinary New Zealanders receive.09 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandBoarding schools face huge backpay bills to hostel staffA school that must pay out on a hefty backpay bill to hostel staff says the Govt needs to ensure boarding remains an affordable option.28 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandBonus for 100,000 workersMore than 100,000 low-paid workers will get a pay rise in little more than a month by 50c an hour to $14.25 from April 1.24 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Keep charter schools to the budgetWhat is going on with charter schools? Their justifying principle was fairly simple: they would receive funding for each pupil.16 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentSalaries to rise 3.6 pc this year - surveyNew Zealand will see declining unemployment and a rush for talent in 2014, according to the latest Global Salary Survey.13 Feb 01:32 AM
New ZealandCharter school pays more for teachersNew Zealand's largest secondary school lost five teachers after a charter school was established nearby which could offer better salaries.12 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: It could be your yearThis could be the year you get the pay rise you've been waiting for, writes Bernard Hickey.18 Jan 08:52 PM
RetailHow your pay has changedThe pay packets offered to retail workers jumped almost 10 per cent last year, according to a major jobs website, in another sign of improving fortune for the sector.10 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandFollow the money - just head southThe South Island has had bigger median income gains than the North over the past seven years, Census figures show.27 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessNZ lags behind in wage equalityNew Zealand shows the widest pay discrepancy between men and women across company size and years experience, according to a new survey.20 Dec 03:27 AM
New ZealandMPs to get 2.2% pay riseThe Remuneration Authority has approved a "restrained" pay rise for MPs, giving each backbencher $3,500 more a year and raising PM John Key's salary by $9500.21 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentGolden handshake may lose lustreExecutives who are fired from their companies would be less likely to get excessive golden handshakes under a private member's bill being promoted by National list MP Paul Goldsmith.14 Nov 04:30 PM
Banking and financeWestpac chief takes pay cut - earns just $3.16mWestpac's New Zealand boss earned more than $3 million in 2013 despite taking a pay cut.13 Nov 04:07 AM
Banking and financeBNZ boss makes $400k from share saleBNZ boss Andrew Thorburn has made more than $400,000 from selling shares in the bank's parent company National Australia Bank (NAB).12 Nov 06:20 PM
New ZealandBrown wants living wage for staffMayor Len Brown will propose a "living wage" of $18.40 for all Auckland Council staff at a council meeting today.06 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: More to living wage than meets eyeThe question is whether hard-working parents should be able to earn enough from their wages to give a couple of kids a minimally decent start in life, writes Brian Fallow.06 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandTight belt starts at city's topWhen the dust settles on his sex scandal, Auckland Mayor Len Brown has another delicate task ahead - setting a lower salary for the new boss of the Super City.03 Nov 04:30 PM
