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Unemployment falls to lowest level since the GFC
Unemployment has fallen to 3.9 per cent the lowest level since June 2008

Holiday 'mix-up': Panel beater wins $20k after being fired
Leeston man calls the three months after he was fired "the worst time of his entire life".

The legal contracts allowing the world's Harvey Weinsteins to operate
Comment: Contracts to protect corporate secrets have mutated into vile straitjackets.

Top restaurant's immigration battle to bring in speciality chefs
Restaurant told unemployed Kiwis can be trained to become Latin American chefs.

If your boss is a bully, take action
Bullying in the New Zealand workplace is an epidemic, writes Diana Clement

Mike Hosking: It's time for the equality warriors to get real
COMMENT: Women are way too smart to fall for this kind of nonsense.

Top economists say change is needed at Reserve Bank
Grant Robertson welcomed the views, saying now is the right time for a change

Economic risk in positive territory
S&P Global Ratings revised its risk trend on New Zealand to positive from stable.

Largest workplace gender survey shows huge gap
Survey of 81,000 Kiwi workers reveals the extent of workplace gender imbalance.

Josh Williams: Apprenticeships our hidden achiever
COMMENT: On-the-job training is our most cost-effective tertiary education.

Bidfood found to have breached employment laws
Bidfood has been told it must start negotiating its collective agreement with FIRST Union.

Watch: The test that lets your boss hack your mind
This test gives employers a glimpse at what drives their employees.

Google chief: We've cracked down on harassment
Google announced 48 employees were fired for sexual harassment in two years.

Redefining work: Quitting the 9-5 routine
The old five-day-a-week routine is fast falling out of favour.

Brian Fallow: No time for spend and hope
Global debt levels are at all-time highs, limiting our options if growth stalls.

Scaffolding collapse injuries: Engineers avoid prosecution
WorkSafe agrees to remedial actions after Panmure Bridge scaffolding collapse last year.

What makes New Zealand's best workplaces?
It's not about the foosball tables or the office slides.

Tauranga industries struggling to fill skilled roles
Industries across the board are struggling to find skilled workers in the Bay.

Odd invention proof modern offices are awful
Panasonic's latest invention shows just how bad modern office designs are.

Your Spotify history predicts the economy
Your Spotify history could help predict what's going on with the economy.

$300k homes, beaches, sun: Auckland firm shifts staff to Gisborne
Grant Straker's staff couldn't afford Auckland houses — so he opened a Gisborne office.

Ridiculous daily routine of bank executive
This woman's insanely perfect account of her busy day will make any normal person laugh.

Mentoring migrant job seekers
Advice on career choices and job opportunities has blossomed into a business.

Comment | Decade of high debt and loose money comes home to roost
Clouds currently darken the economic horizon.

Cameron Bagrie: It's a momentum shift, not a downturn
COMMENT: Businesses need more clarity from Government over economic direction.

ATM mistake gives man access to millions
A bank error gave an Australian man access to more money than he'd ever had.