The IRD is investigating up to 500 people it believes may have given themselves artificially low salaries to avoid paying the top personal tax rate.

Forbes Magazine predicts that 2013 will be the year for social business, with organisations integrating social technologies into the way they attract, engage and empower employees.

Being curious about the differences while seeking common ground is a practice that works well for Tim Deane when he does business in cultures overseas.

More than half the workers in an employment survey plan to look for a new job in the next year.

More than half of the workers in an employment survey are planning to look for a new job in the next year.

The media business is perceived as the most attractive of all industries to work in, and TVNZ the most appealing media employer, HR specialists Randstad reveal in their latest employer branding survey of 7,000 Kiwis of working age.

Organisations that manage their culture proactively attain greater returns across key areas such as revenue, profit and customer service than those which do not.

With so many eyes glued to social media during work time, employers are increasingly considering how sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook can help them hire staff.

The official unemployment rate has fallen to 6.2 per cent, the lowest for three years, whereas six months ago it was 7.3 per cent, the highest for 13 years.

As Auckland approaches a statistical high of 200 different cultures in its workforce, it is becoming increasingly important for businesses to effectively manage employee diversity.

As competitors evolve and customer needs change overnight, innovation has become a basic requirement for organisations to survive.

Shares in the Fonterra Shareholders Fund rallied to their highest ever point today after the co-operative announced that it plans to cut 300 jobs.

A female truckie has been awarded more than $63,000 for being sexually harassed, discriminated against and unjustifiably dismissed from her job.

Switched on Gardener will stay open despite the business playing a central and pivotal role in 106 cannabis operations.

The owner of the Switched on Gardener chain of hydroponic shops has been sent to jail for four years three months, while the general manager got three years nine months.

There are few things more Italian than a freshly-baked pizza emerging from a wood-fired oven, but Italy is now facing an acute shortage of pizza makers.

Too many young people are missing out on jobs because they don't know how to shake an employer's hand and speak confidently, a job agency says.

Employment law experts have expressed concerns about plans to fast-track decisions on disputes before the Employment Relations Authority.

Gender diversity in New Zealand leadership teams has fallen behind many Asian countries, according to a new survey

Accounting software provider Xero is offering a $10,000 bonus to new developers who join its Wellington-based team.

A fish processing company has been ordered to pay $22,000 after two of its employees suffered frostbite while unloading fish from a vessel last year.

Job security was workers' No 1 priority last year. Now Kiwi employees are seeking better pay and improved workplace perks.