NZ employment confidence up, though few expect pay rise
NZ employment confidence up, though pay expectations at GFC levels.
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No degree, no problem: 100 companies' open letter
Kiwi companies say tertiary qualifications are not required for a range of roles.
Let's talk about our productivity
COMMENT: To improve productivity we should not over-regulate the labour market.
Reserve Bank seen on hold this week
Reserve Bank seen on hold this week, no change in tone expected.
Fonterra CEO's massive $8.32 million pay
Theo Spierings has received a 78.5 per cent pay rise.
Dann: Ten things for govt to worry about
COMMENT: New Govt takes over in a period of relative economic calm - but it can't last.
House sitters beat the housing crisis
There is a way for those without a home to have a place to lay their heads.
Population boom opens up economic opportunities
Population boost in Whanganui and Horizons region districts means economic opportunities.
Tempting CV trick managers always spot
Embellishing your CV has almost become part of the process of applying for a job.
Getting on top of overload
Adjusting our minds to deal with the tasks we face daily is essential.
How to be your own boss - even if you're older
More and more older people are keeping on working, by creating their own jobs.
Major issues lurk as Kiwis go to the polls
The electorate is not so much demanding deep reform as a realignment of priorities.
How are we doing? Ask the numbers
COMMENT: Are the economic statistics strong enough to give National another term?
Shares edge lower ahead of election
The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 23.83 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7795.41
Grant Robertson: Labour's monetary policy not unusual
Labour will not give the Reserve Bank a specific target for employment.
Liam Dann: Why both parties face a fiscal hole
COMMENT: The last big economic stats before the election offer a warning.
New poll: What's driving how we will vote?
The economy continues to be the main influence on how people will vote, new poll shows.
Auckland cafe fined $30k for job breaches
Auckland's Page Corner Cafe has been fined after breaching the rights of two workers
NZ economy grew by 0.8pc in June quarter
NZ GDP improved over the June quarter, Stats NZ said.
Fake names furore: Welfare chief denies giving undertaking
Welfare chief right to protect staff by using fake names, maintains public service boss.
Fed to start reducing its $4.5 trillion balance sheet
The U.S. economy keeps getting better, according to the central bank.
Beneficiary to sue over use of fake names
Woman will sue Government after officials used pseudonyms on documents.
Editorial: Beware Labour monetary policy
Labour should hesitate to change a monetary system that is serving NZ well.
Fletcher quarry workers strike over hours, pay
Workers at Fletcher's Winstone quarry in Hunua are picketing the quarry today.
Aggressive incidents up 37% against council workers
WCC frontline staff are facing verbally abusive and aggressive members of the public.
$83k payout after woman sacked for wanting baby
A Turkish couple has won an $83,000 payout after the woman was sacked for wanting a baby.
Women in leadership needs more work
OPINION: Society's picture of a CEO still looks like a tall, white man.
Waikato DHB sends ED patients elsewhere
Waikato Hospital's emergency department is sending patients to a private clinic.
UK to underperform until mid-2018: BoE
A small industry of startups trying to teach boats to drive themselves is emerging.
The oversold benefits of standing desks, inactivity at work
Reporting on reducing inactivity at work has overplayed the role of standing desks.
Crude job prank drives out pregnant woman
A pregnant woman has left NZ after a workplace prank involving a condom and a crude note.
Crunch time for Budget numbers
Parties' expected surpluses much the same - but health is a key difference.