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Wellsford coping after factory shutdown
Irwin Industrial Tools had been Wellsford's icon and biggest employer, but with the factory abandoned, the town is moving on.

Computer literacy standard would give NZ boost - report
The Government has been called to take a role in promoting digital literacy after a report found adopting standards would raise productivity.

Bad year for getting a day off on the company
Enjoy next Monday off, Aucklanders - the Anniversary Day long weekend is the last you'll get until Easter, in early April.

Women - negotiate what you want and get it in 2010
I'm hoping that women negotiate what they want in the workplace and get it this year.

Thousands queue for 150 jobs
Most of the jobs were offering low pay and many had unsociable hours, but the applicants turned up in their thousands.

PM rules out $15 an hour minimum wage this year
Lifting the minimum wage to $15 an hour would be "too significant a hike", the prime minister says.

Business optimism stalls as recovery catches up
Business confidence stalled in December, according to the latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion.

Aust job ads grow quickly in December
The number of jobs advertised in major Australian newspapers and online rose by 6 per cent in December, the strongest monthly growth since May 2007.