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The fourth industrial revolution is upon us but that doesn't mean jobs are going to dry up, in fact there may be more than ever
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us but that doesn't mean jobs are going to dry up, in fact there may be more than ever
COMMENT: Why do some businesses survive or even thrive post-disaster, while others sink faster than the Titanic?
Not many things strike fear into the hearts of jobs hunters more than a random phone call from a recruiter
Watch The Economy Hub: The Reserve Bank holding the official cash rate at 1.75 per cent could delay rising rates for mortgage holders.
Statistics NZ figures show the pay gap between men and women is around 12 per cent, but at AA Insurance its less than 3 per cent.
COMMENT: Anyone fancy a guess as to the return of US shares in the next 35 years? No one knows for sure, Brent Sheather writes.
It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Feeling bored or stagnant in your current role? Thinking about searching for a new job, but not sure a job change is right for you?
New Zealand is lagging behind other developed countries when it comes to spending on research and development.
Some moments are better than others for asking for a pay rise, top chief financial officers say.
The first Monday of February is the UK's "National Sickie Day". Here are some of the worst excuses for a day off.
New Zealand inflation expectations for the next two years have increased, a Reserve Bank survey shows.
All over Australia, people are setting up home offices or renting space in shared offices and going to work for themselves, Christopher Niesche writes.
A Downing Street white paper stated that Brits are entitled to three and a half months of holidays. For a second, Brexit didn't seem so bad.
Uber Technologies is offering its drivers an average of about a dollar apiece to dispose of alleged labor code violations
As Donald Trump's administration prepares to renegotiate NAFTA, the scope for the potential impact emerges.
COMMENT: NZ sharemarket is lagging in terms of size, liquidity and the ability to attract new listings.
Trade Minister Todd McClay will request that talks on a Mexican free trade deal be placed on the agenda when he meets his counterpart in Mexico.
COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.
An employee of a start-up with $32.9 million in funding has caused the company to go offline after accidentally deleting the wrong thing.
Bill English has identified disruption of the international system of open trade as the biggest threat to New Zealand's economic prosperity right now.
COMMENT: Does flexible seating boost innovation? Well, maybe, writes workplace design expert Donna Wheatley.
A recent graduate applied for a position in the fashion industry and received this response: 'You have now wasted my time and yours!'
The number of people who are casually keeping an eye out for new job opportunities is soaring, according to a survey by recruitment
Home-buyers took a breather at the end of last year with new residential mortgage lending dipping down.
The unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent as labour force participation rate reached an all-time high.
COMMENT: Time is far too easily gobbled up in meetings, Robyn Pearce writes.
COMMENT: Donald Trump's economy plan though highly flawed, will probably not crash the economy, and might steal a lot of the left's thunder.
New Zealand's strong economic growth story looks set to be underpinned this year by ongoing record net migration flows, economists said.
COMMENT: Trump's escalating threats against Mexico have led to calls for a guerrilla struggle of national resistance from across the political spectrum.