Employment$400m more a year for KiwiSaverUp to $400 million more a year could be pumped into the KiwiSaver scheme with the latest contribution increases.01 Apr 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseHelen Twose: Top-ups from employers' pocketsWill an increase in KiwiSaver employer contributions be covered by dropping my base pay back?01 Apr 04:30 PM
EmploymentInnovation: New projects drive plans to hire staffThe overwhelming majority of Auckland information and communications technology employers are planning to hire new staff this year as new projects are rolled out and customer demand increases, research shows.27 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentTop job opportunities on the boilEngineering and construction started this year as hot industries for jobs. The collapse of Mainzeal flooded the market with motivated jobseekers.26 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentCities muffle Christchurch growthAuckland and Wellington are still dragging down New Zealand's job market, despite spectacular earthquake recovery-related growth in Christchurch.25 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentXero, Orion will hire Telecom workersSoftware companies Xero and Orion Health say they will be able to absorb at least some of the workers who are set to lose their jobs at Telecom.21 Mar 10:05 PM
EmploymentView of Asia sours in harder timesThe Kiwi love affair with Asia may be waning with fewer now thinking Asia is important to New Zealand's future or viewing Asian immigration as positive.20 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandRoyal lifestyle an audacious fraudHiding in the laundry chute of his luxury riverside apartment, Hohepa Morehu-Barlow fumed as he watched detectives rummage through his trove of designer belongings.20 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentCuddling resthome worker wins payoutA resthome worker who hid behind a door when discovered with a gardener in a dead resident's studio has been awarded more than $6000 in lost wages.19 Mar 09:12 PM
EmploymentAviation chief lives dreamThe Hawaiian Airlines president and chief executive's love of aviation developed as a child frequently flying across the Atlantic from the United States to Britain.19 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentWorkers in NZ 'optimistic'When American Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics "ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative" in 1944, it's unlikely he gave any consideration to the sentiment behind his popular song.19 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentInner-city carpark tax plan about fairness, says DunneRevenue Minister Peter Dunne says his proposed tax on employer-provided carparks is about fairness and he questions why opponents have only now challenged the plan.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentTAB cuts 50 jobs and closes centreMore than 50 long-serving TAB workers look set to lose their jobs as the agency prepares to close its Auckland phone betting centre at Ellerslie.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentMany Auckland firms expect boostAlmost half of Auckland's small and medium-sized firms expect a lift in sales in the coming year, research suggests.17 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentSkills shortage puts IT grads in the driver's seatWhen it comes to hiring IT staff, there's at least as much pressure on employers to put their best foot forward as there is on job candidates.14 Mar 08:30 PM
EmploymentYouth flock to apprenticeship bonusMore than 350 young people have signed on as building apprentices since a $2000 bonus became available last Wednesday for the first 10,000 apprentices who sign up.12 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentHealth insurer backs tax cutNew Zealand's largest health insurer is supporting a proposed tax change to make policy cover cheaper.11 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionHide: Bravo the real business classRodney Hide looks at the left's latest cause for businesses to cough up a "living wage".09 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentHallwright fails to win back jobGuy Hallwright has failed in his bid to win back his job with Forsyth Barr after the ERA ruled his conviction for running over a man had damaged the company's reputation.05 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentSacked teen's $12 tip earns $13kAn 18-year-old bar worker sacked for taking $12 of unclaimed pokie machine winnings as a tip has been awarded more than $13,000 compensation for being unfairly dismissed.04 Mar 09:50 PM
EmploymentSensible steps to modern day careerThe job climate is highly unpredictable, and there are huge issues regarding youth unemployment yet to be addressed. For students or new graduates, there is a strategic approach for all these aspects.01 Mar 04:30 PM
EmploymentMinistry cuts 139 health, safety jobsThe jobs of 139 health and safety inspectors will be disestablished and staff made to reapply for the positions.28 Feb 06:07 AM
EmploymentYouth starting wage law recommendedA Parliamentary committee has recommended a starting wage for youth be passed into law.26 Feb 12:25 AM
EmploymentFinancial analyst awarded $16k after sackingThe Employment Relations Authority has awarded a man more than $16,000 after he was sacked for refusing to do a job which he thought was illegal.25 Feb 02:25 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Feeling the summertime bluesI'm starting to feel guilty about this long decadent Auckland summer. It could just be my grandmother's Presbyterian streak kicking it.24 Feb 04:30 PM
EmploymentBig job losses worry union bossesThere are fears that hundreds of jobs are on the line as union bosses go into urgent meetings with several big businesses battling to survive.24 Feb 04:30 PM
