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Immigration boom flatters economy

WATCH: The Economy Hub - Guest panelists Dominick Stephens and Chris Green talk about immigration.

Mark Lister: Economy growing but retailers still feeling pain

New Zealand is coming off a period of strong growth, and will potentially lose a little steam over the coming year or two.

Here's how to spot a workplace bully

Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell offers tips on how to identify signs of workplace bullying and what you can do about it.

Payment would cover bare basics

Expert says universal basic income would have minimal drain on tax system

Thousands of Kiwis out of pocket

Figures released today show thousands of workers could be substantially lighter in the pocket because of underpaid holiday entitlements

John Gascoigne: 'Rock star' claims half right - the country's in a jam

There is general agreement NZ is heading in the right direction, but statistics show a nation in long-term economic decline and societal disintegration.

Six apple packhouses break employment law

Non-compliant employment agreements, inaccurate employment records and paying holiday pay incorrectly among the breaches.

Blogger backs OCR leak probe

Blogger Michael Reddell says he makes no claims as to authenticity of the information he received but wanted to ensure the Reserve Bank's process was robust.

Roadworker run over by digger

A Hamilton roadworker was in serious condition after being run over by a digger this evening.

Creating a safety culture in the workplace

Better workplace relationships and risk reduction go hand in hand, a safety expert tells Helen Twose.

Inland Revenue to cut 1500 jobs

Inland Revenue is set to cut 1500 jobs between 2018 and 2021.

'She'll be right' won't do the job

Law change means companies need to check their insurance policies, writes Tim McCready

Height of fashion raises the risk level

There's one workplace danger that has sparked debate for decades - high heels.

'Woeful' record sparks safety law reform

600 to 900 Kiwis die from work-related diseases. The Health and Safety at Work Act aim to reduce workplace deaths and serious injuries by 25 per cent by 2020.

Carmel Fisher: 'Experts' put in their place

COMMENT: "If only the non-expert masses realised their forecasts can be just as accurate, and sometimes more so, than the professionals."

Raybon Kan: Metal detectors put paid to job-thieving robots

COMMENT: Even Star Wars predicted people would be replaced in industry by R2D2, C3P0 and their buddies.

Amazon: Women employees earn the same as men

Women working for Amazon in the US earned 99.9 cents for every $1 men earned doing the same jobs in 2015, the company said.

Confidence key in times of change

Danielle Wright finds out the latest homegrown employment trends from New Zealand's largest recruitment firm