Can water cooler talk help fix the gender pay gap? President Barack Obama seems to think so.

When Mark Gozzo got a request from a stranger to connect on LinkedIn, he considered it just another chance to expand his professional network. In a month's time, it had turned into a new job.

Auckland's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in six years. So what's behind the fall and will it continue?

The Ministry of Education will continue to pursue a leaky schools lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey after it failed in an attempt to have the claim quashed.

A recovery growing stronger and broader, but accompanied by inflation pressures, is the picture painted by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's latest quarterly survey .

The number of businesses who say it is getting harder to find the skilled workers they need is well above the long-term average, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research reports.

Business confidence remains at multi-decade highs for the first three months of the year, although the strong upswing of previous quarters has flattened out

Women should think again about directorships, for far from trailing men, it's greatly to their credit that so few are debasing themselves in this way, writes Bob Jones.

Glen Raymond has worked at Auckland's biggest gigs for 25 years and now owns Opel Security.

The Career Coach, Joyce E.A. Russell, answers questions from readers about how to handle co-workers' annoying habits.

Two former McDonald's store managers said they helped withhold employees' wages at the restaurant chain after facing pressure to keep labour costs down.

If we are to move at a pace that keeps Auckland in the game we need to move from a government-led economy to a shared leadership, writes Michael Barnett.

Human resources teams will be kept busy this year as almost half of the Kiwi workforce look for a new job and employers will feel the bite.

With industry pundits hinting the job market will heat up across the board this year.

Corporate well-being consultant Sarah Harmer tells a story that illustrates how much energy levels can impact decision-making at work.

Looking back at two decades old textbooks I studied while completing a degree in the "dark art" of psychology, I discovered two things: one - I am quite old ... Two - the more things change, the more they stay the same!

Women. Watch your language. "Just" is a four-lettered word. And uttering the words "I think" could be career limiting.

The days of written references for job seekers are mostly over with the majority of employers now preferring to talk to two or three nominated referees.

Jobs growth in February is expected to have bounced back after a weak result in January, but not enough to bring down the unemployment rate.

The majority of New Zealanders do not fully understand KiwiSaver especially when it comes to switching jobs, tax rates and the Government's annual contribution.

About 600 construction workers are on the 17ha site of New Zealand's biggest new prison and the country's largest public-private partnership, which is recruiting staff now.

The law is not always an ass but it can produce an absurdity. The decision to allow a failed job seeker access to his competitors' CVs is one of them.

Marcel van den Assum has been appointed chairman of the New Zealand Angel Association (AANZ).

A leading law firm is calling for changes to how leave is calculated and paid out but a union leader is warning workers could lose out.

Just two of ASB bank's 10 member executive team are women despite a call by the bank's CEO for leaders to step up progress on gender diversity.

New Zealand's brighter economic outlook is likely to bring with it improved pay rates and increased job opportunities.

Hundreds of Otago workers face an uncertain future after Southern Cross Forest Products Ltd was placed in receivership yesterday.

The short answer is yes, KiwiSaver is taxed. But taxation isn't the only difference between saving through KiwiSaver and the cash-deposit options.