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It's a good time to be working in IT
New Zealand's tech sector grew 12 per cent last year and is not expected to slow.

Hosking: 9000 reasons why cafe trial worker's payout is flawed
COMMENT: You can't help but conclude the ERA is heavily stacked in the worker's favour.

Good data crucial to interpreting housing issue
COMMENT: Is it demand or supply that has created the housing affordability issue?

Liam Dann: Lower immigration numbers could have changed history
Comment: Revised data showed New Zealand's immigration wave wasn't as big as we thought.

Paul Little: NZ Post - a post-modern postal service
Comment: NZ Post sent a letter asking people to throw it away.

Airbnb exec calls for 'true bed tax,' Kaye says council out of control
Amid fear loathing, a call to be bold.

Tom O'Neil: Flexibility top priority for staff
There are a range of initiatives employers can put into place to give workers flexibility.

Minister for Workplace Relations ushers in new 10-year work safety plan
The vision for the future of the workplace has been decided. Next is action.

Brian Fallow: Give fair pay a go
Comment: Too often, workers are caught in a race to the bottom.

Wage growth 'failing to fire' as unemployment rises
Latest labour market data shows unemployment rose slightly late last year.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki rolls in to Waitangi
The Destiny Church leader will give a sermon tomorrow.

Attract the right person for the job
New Zealand businesses are offering perks and incentives to attract talent.

Foreigner flight causes upheaval in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Government has imposed fees on the dependents of expatriate workers.

Liam Dann: Pot and property tax pose double dilemma for PM
Cannabis law and tax policy reform will both test Labour's appetite for electoral risk.

New data means NZ needs to build fewer houses, says economist
The immigration boom wasn't as big as reported, which has important economic implications.

Find time to choose wellbeing
Staff value wellbeing options but may not use them, writes Val Leveson.

Rub of the Green: Six Kiwi cannabis firms to watch
A green rush is taking over New Zealand – there are likely to be more losers than winners.

Why unlimited vacation isn't as good as it sounds
Working flexibility is fraught with perils.

NZ trade deficit hits 11-year high
Fuel imports drove the deficit to the highest level since 2007.

Exposing age-old employee myths
Millennials and more mature workers can learn from each other.

Restaurant owner fined $30,000 for exploiting vulnerable staff
Long hours, seven days a week, with no days off was what two workers had to do.

New Zealand ranked third freest economy in the world
New Zealand remains a good place to do business.

US economy likely to pick up, though pain may linger for some
Economists say some scars - for nation and for federal workers - will take time to heal.

Brace yourself - capital gains tax debate is about to go nuclear
The very words "capital gains tax" have been political poison in New Zealand.

Tax lobby group sets out 'fairness' framework
Taxpayer union compiles a wish-list that is not likely to be met.

Agria rep to step down as Wrightson chair by June 28
Current chair Joo Hai Lee will step down.

Inflation remains stuck in neutral
The CPI showed a 0.1 per cent gain over the December quarter.