A Chinese employer has to pay more than $46,000 after charging a migrant to work at a restaurant, and paying him only five times during eight months.

Slick Sinophile deadly in Chinese market.

Many firms want to set executive salaries at or above median level.

An Irish science adviser tells Chris Barton why research is still key to growth.

A café owner must pay his former head chef compensation after allegedly threatening to ruin her application for permanent residence and unfairly sacking her.

New Zealand universities are not producing the right mix of graduates, but that is no reason for Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce to issue threats.

Rich Chinese are removing their money and assets from their own country and outbidding Aucklanders on houses, a worried real estate agent says.

It hasn't been a good six months for the country economically, but the signs of renewal are there, says business editor Liam Dann.

Survey shows Aucklanders don't think it's a good time to buy a home, but mood in regions remains buoyant.

The Government has reinstated plans to allocate a percentage of the houses at Hobsonville Point in Auckland as affordable homes priced under $485,000.

When budgeting for healthcare, more money is never enough, writes Dita De Boni. Even Minister of Health Tony Ryall seems powerless to stem the tide of sickliness that will eventually bankrupt the country.

Paying for professional development can feel like pumping money into a black hole. The resulting benefits to a business, however, can be huge.

Solid Energy's Stockton opencast mine machinery operators have rejected a proposed shift change, despite management warning the mine's future is in jeopardy.