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INTERACTIVE: We reveal what bosses of New Zealand's biggest companies earn and what kind of pay rises they've been getting.

WATCH: Shamubeel Eaqub says it is time for the Bank to stop talking about it and it missed the chance to act, while David Snell says the Bank was right to wait.

Is it okay to be asked to wear make up and high heels at work?

Providing these opportunities not only strengthens the knowledge and skills of their employees, but also helps retain their top talent.

A typical household would be blocked from getting a mortgage of more than $405,000 under debt-to-income restrictions being considered by the Reserve Bank.

Housing debt got all the attention yesterday, but dairy debt remains near the top list of Reserve Bank of the threats to the economy.

The Reserve Bank halted its briefings for media and analysts after a breach of the embargo by a MediaWorks reporter.

Comment: How can you ensure you leave work on time everyday and reclaim your evenings?

Young Aucklanders looking for work will come face-to-face with employers keen to recruit at JobFest.

According to your boss, a migraine isn't a good enough excuse to stay home in bed.

A North Shore bus driver acquitted of sexually assaulting passengers will get to keep $51,995 in backpay awarded by the Employment Court after Ritchies' appeal failed.

Comment: Will we really all lose our jobs to machines?

The NZ government posted a budget surplus in the first nine months of the financial year, against a Treasury forecast for a deficit.

Danielle Wright discovers the best way to get out of a job rut may be just to stay put

The New Zealand dollar may decline this week on expectations the Reserve Bank could add further restrictions to the housing market, paving the way for future interest rate cuts.

COMMENT: Broadly the banks have strong balance sheets but New Zealand's private debt levels are high and rising.

The hotel worker had $1000 unfairly taken from her wages after there were shortfalls in the gaming machines float.

COMMENT: A generation seems not to have the work skills, aptitude and life skills to work for the wages employers are able to pay, writes Bernard Hickey.

COMMENT: 'The only genius I ever met," says Alan Bollard, the biographer of pioneering New Zealand economist Bill Phillips.

Babies and parents mobilise for 26 weeks' paid parental leave

Arne Sorenson recently shared his views on what employers are looking for in their new hires at an event at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

A man has been awarded $5000 after he was discriminated against by his former employer for his age and Asperger's Syndrome.

Many clients over the years, both in groups and one-on-one coaching with me, have shared the frustration of trying to keep up with follow-up of some kind, Robyn Pearce writes.

It can be years before you begin to heed that well-intentioned career guidance

The Australian government announced new measures to target tax dodging multinationals in its overnight budget.

COMMENT: The NZ dollar has been rising lately, despite the surprise interest rate cut in March and an expected slowdown in the dairy sector.

Barfoot and Thompson reports the slowest April in four years, while Quotable Value says values were up 2.1pc over the past three months.

Eight workers at a boarding school near Fielding have won a case involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.