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Unemployment defies gloomy forecasts, hits new low
Unemployment rate lowest since the June 2008 quarter.

Unemployment: The statistic that can sink governments
Unemployment is expected to have ticked upwards in the latest stats. Could it be a trend?

Liam Dann: Trump and Ardern stuck on the same economic page
COMMENT: Both of them must now pin their monetary policy forces outside their control.

Hawkesby: Who'd be an employer, given how fussy staff are today
COMMENT: We talk about the plight of workers, it's not that easy being an employer either.

Wellbeing wanes without fair pay
A call-to-action for the New Zealand Government to make better working lives possible.

Business confidence slumps on construction sector woes
Headline business confidence has slumped in the latest ANZ Business Outlook.

'Cattle market': Burger King sorry for group job interview in busy restaurant
One applicant who walked out said people deserved to be interviewed in private.

Tips on how to climb the career ladder
Creating a career development plan can help motivate you to get to the next level.

Tom O'Neil: The problem with SMEs
Tom O'Neil on how SMEs can attract a new generation of job-seekers.

Optimism dwindles as yet another economist lowers outlook
Westpac's Dominick Stephens now picks two rate cuts will be needed to boost the economy.

Sleepyhead's $1b plan and why looking after staff is good for business
Sleepyhead is the latest in a string of Kiwi businesses looking after their employees.

Sleepyhead's Craig and Graeme Turner: Who are they?
The Turners have said its existing factories have been bursting at the seams

The most brutal resignation letter shared on social media
An apparent aide of former MP has publicly resigned on his former's boss' Twitter account

Nation of Debt: Dairy danger as repayment risks rise
Dairy debt is troubling the Reserve Bank as risks around the industry grow

Liam Dann: Global debt is soaring, why should we care?
COMMENT: Globally debt is rising again. Should we be worried? Or should we embrace it?

Matthew Hooton: Jacinda Ardern's 'year of delivery' is a hoax
How has this Government failed? Let me count the ways.

Celebrity chef's huge fine for underpaying staff
MasterChef judge admitted to underpaying staff more than $8 million.

Winston's big pitch in Washington DC
Winston Peters visited the White House West Wing where Mike Pence has an office.

Unlawful sacking leads to $30,000 bill for firm
A dispute has resulted in a big payout for the employee.

Editorial: Low inflation keeping NZ economy on the ground
We say: Inflation remains historically low, numbers may be strongest seen for a while.

Slowing economy tipped to burst inflation bubble
Inflation is up slightly but not enough to inspire confidence in the sluggish economy.

Law firm to pay $30,000 over 'unfair, inadequate' sacking
Staffer left 'humiliated and emotionally distressed after being suspended.

NZ's wellbeing vision confined by economic retardation
COMMENT: NZ's wellbeing needs a massive expansion of our productive sector.

More interest rate cuts in store despite expected blip in June quarter inflation
More official interest rate cuts are in store despite an expected lift in the quarter CPI.

NZ housing market at risk of crash: Bloomberg
New Zealand and Canada have the highest cost of housing compared with wages.

Liam Dann: Unlikely rock stars - the economy vs the Black Caps
COMMENT: Why our frustrating, patchy but "better-than-we-think" economy is like Black Caps

Managing your sick leave
Know your rights when it comes to sick leave, writes Raewyn Court.