Sport betting's top executive left his $1 million job for "personal and family" reasons, saying the commute between Auckland and Wellington affected his health and family life.

A former employee of Flight Centre who dishonestly accessed a computer system to fund a "lavish lifestyle" has been sentenced to five months' home detention.

People may find it easier to secure jobs in the coming months with the hiring intentions of employers on the rise.

A business which failed to pay its employees the minimum wage and chose to pay workers in beer on Saturdays has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $12,000.

Employment confidence is at its highest level in nearly six years and Auckland has overtaken Canterbury as the most confident region, according to a survey.

This series by Tom Neil highlights insight that business, cultural and sports leaders have had in their career, and how this changed their lives forever.

Young enterprises make a disproportionate contribution to job creation, research by the OECD has found.

Employers are having to adapt to a workforce ranging from school leavers to baby boomers as people stay working for longer.

A Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment report this month says amendments to the Employment Relations Act and the Holidays Act that the Govt made in 2011 have achieved some of their policy objectives in the short term.

Q: Is KiwiSaver an innovation to solve a demographic bulge and mitigate some perceived future social issues? Or is it an attempt to change attitudes on saving?

Statistics show that the so-called "black sheep of the family" is neither rare nor endangered.

Yahoo says less than 40pc of its workforce is female and that many of the women are in non-leadership roles, amid a Silicon Valley debate over diversity.

Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell offers her top 10 career tips for the over-50 job seekers.

Workers under 30 are the least loyal employee age group in New Zealand, a new jobs survey shows.

Transferring pension funds from Britain to New Zealand isn't a straightforward exercise.

What does it mean to be unemployed? The definitions of "unemployed" vary from country to country.

It's simply a reality that we can't always move into the "perfect job". Sometimes we have to build up to it, sometimes we have to consider taking stepping-stone jobs.

American workplace adviser, Karla L. Miller, explains the legalities around interviewing job applicants about their mental health.

Author Susan Cain explains office layout for introverts - who make up up to half of the American population - and an alternative to the open plan office design.

A growing number of researchers are turning to big data in hopes of unlocking the secrets of the economy at the speed of the Internet.

Some companies are asking why not get rid of the management structure altogether?

Kiwi workers would jump ship for a 6 per cent pay rise, a new international employment survey indicates.

A sawmilling company "completely misused" their drug and alcohol policy to drug test 190 staff after cannabis plants were found on company grounds, a union says.

Google's decision to lay bare its lack of diversity ramps up the pressure on other Silicon Valley companies to increase the number of women and minorities among technology workers.

After a highly successful New Zealand representative career comprising 25 tests and 93 one-day internationals, Martin Snedden practised as a lawyer and partner of an Auckland law firm.

"See you later" is how some businesses deal with staff members who go on parental leave. It's not the best approach if you want staff to come back, says Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie, chief executive of the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust (EEO).