A recruitment firm says NZ businesses should take immediate steps to retain staff this year, with a survey suggesting that almost six out of 10 employees are seeking new roles.

David Cunliffe turned up to the Herald in an old taxi van, quite a change from John Key who had arrived for his interview with five burly diplomatic protection squad members.

KiwiSavers who have taken a break can resume pay deductions any time by simply telling their employer.

Auckland is the country's best city for IT workers looking to secure bonuses and benefits, a survey suggests.

A supermarket worker who took a bite of a cake from "the pig bin'' and then resigned has been awarded $500 by the Employment Relations Authority.

Advocates are upset an Australian company is the big winner in Winz experiment that will pay contractors up to $12k to help beneficiaries into paid work.

A restaurant worker has been awarded more than $30,000 in unpaid wages after she was underpaid for the hours she worked, and not paid at all for 11 weeks.

This could be the year you get the pay rise you've been waiting for, writes Bernard Hickey.

There are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.

NZ business confidence has soared to a 20-year high, lifting hopes for profits, hiring and new investment.

A young Kiwi is to get a taste of what it's like to work for one of the coolest companies on the planet.

The new year is the opportunity for assessing the past 12 months and making a fresh start - it's good to use January as a time to re-evaluate your career, your habits, everything.

The number of jobs advertised on Seek grew only slightly last year, but the employment website says NZ ended 2013 in an 'extremely healthy position' and that 2014 is looking positive.

Solid Energy's random drug and alcohol tests nabbed 28 offenders in the year to July, more than a third less than the previous year.

A man aged in his 20s was killed by a falling tree while working on a forestry block in rural Horowhenua this morning.

Planning on checking your emails from the beach or bach this summer? You're not alone. New research finds Kiwis are among the most hooked on work during holidays.

The festering symptoms of "Dutch disease" have burst into a rash of losses across the Australian and New Zealand economies this week.

A labour group monitoring three Chinese factories that make iPhones and other Apple products says once-oppressive working conditions have steadily improved in the last 18 months.

Kelsen Findlay remembers the sense of awe he and classmates had at the start of their degree that one of their peers had scored an internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland.

A pregnant solo mother sacked a week before Christmas for allegedly stealing a $35 T-shirt has been awarded almost $20,000 for wrongful dismissal.