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.

Hiring expectations have dipped slightly as employers remain cautious about taking on new staff despite a rosy outlook for the economy in 2014.

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.

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.

General Motors product development chief Mary Barra has been named the company's new chief executive, the first female head of a US car company.

Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.

It's that time of year when people are rushing to finish work projects before Christmas, putting in extra hours and feeling overstressed, overworked and plain exhausted.

For a conscientious employee, not having enough to do can be just as worrisome as too much work.

Labour Minister Simon Bridges says prosecutions are "very likely" for forestry owners who have breached safety standards.

The introduction of a corporate manslaughter law to deal with work-related deaths in New Zealand is "unlikely", says Prime Minister John Key.

Can shareholder earnings be taken into account for a first home subsidy?

Sometimes, all you need is one person. One person to inspire you, one person to believe in you, who gets where you're at and encourages you to reach your full potential.

Workplace bullying is harmful and someone who is being bullied should not accept it as something "normal", writes Val Leveson.

High school years are when teens face important decisions that will shape their future. But whom do they go to when they need advice?

Former Pyne Gould Corporation managing director John Duncan is not entitled to $880,000 worth of bonus shares or redundancy pay and has only been awarded around $4000 after an Employment Relations Authority fight.

ANZ says the "worm has turned " and employment trends now looking positive.