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Job seeker wins battle to see CVs

A 62-year-old job seeker who is accusing an energy firm of age discrimination has won a legal battle to view the CVs of the people who beat him to the job.

The kiwi suitcase entrepreneur

Sick of working 9 to 5 one woman has told how she quit her job four years ago, decided to travel the world and has been living out of a suitcase ever since.

Worrying poll on staff engagement

So the team is into the swing of 2014, marching towards the second quarter of the year, working enthusiastically and feeling connected to the workplace. Or is it?

Bar defends 'jobs for girls' ad

A popular Ponsonby bar has been caught out advertising jobs for women only, a day after the Herald revealed that Masala restaurant in Stanmore Bay had done the same.

Right people become harder to find

Employers have been put on notice that finding the people they need is about to get a lot tougher as the economy builds up speed.

Change is the name of the game

Brian Gaynor: Sorting the statistics from the damned lies

Investors are keeping a close eye on China because its growth rate is slowing and there are clear signs it has had a credit and property bubble, writes Brian Gaynor.

Tom O'Neil: Tailored ingredients perfect recipe for job application success

Worker sacked by text gets $2000

The Employment Court has awarded a salad bar worker who was unjustifiably dismissed when she was sacked by text message on her second day on the job more than $2000 towards legal costs.

Mine jobs 'a scam', court told

A man facing charges over an alleged bogus company for jobseekers looking for work in Australian mines had his scheme endorsed by a fake international group.

Redundancies cut to the bone

At 49 years old, Glenn Bratton didn't expect to be looking for a new career.

Degrees of difference on boards

Harvard Business School researchers find striking variances between the gender profiles of directors.

Tips tackle bullying in workplace

People having trouble at work may want to arm themselves with some expert information before hastily resigning or making a formal complaint to their employer.

Job ads jump in January

Movers and shakers - Feb 7

Huawei has appointed Jason Wu as its new CEO in NZ. Wu has been with the Chinese telecommunications giant for the past decade and replaces outgoing boss Arthur Zhang.

Many more jobs but wages slow to increase

Employment increased strongly over the last three months of 2013; wages, not so much.

When staff leave, it pays to ask why

Bosses should take note of reason for employee's quitting - and then act on it.

Flight Centre's $123k attack by hackers