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<i>Kate Ross: </i> Will the 90 Day trial period make a difference?
What impact will extending the 90 day employment trial period have on recruitment?
Kiwi dollar may fall as Christchurch earthquake costs become known
The New Zealand dollar may extend its losses this week as the cost of the Christchurch earthquake becomes clearer.
Whitcoulls staff advised to stay put
A union representing some of the staff at Whitcoulls and Borders is recommending they stay put until the future of the troubled bookshops becomes clearer.
<i>Gill South</i>: For some chief executives, it's more than a job - it's a vocation
Engage your head and your heart, bosses advised.
Pumpkin patch project under fire in Parliament
A Labour MP held up a pumpkin in Parliament today as the Government continued to face criticism over its Community Max welfare projects reported to have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars with little result.
English defends job scheme
The Govt is under fire over a scheme accused of wasting thousands of dollars funding a 1.6ha garden with one pumpkin in it.
<i>Gill South</i>: Standing up to bullies - it's too important to be left to the victims
There's no place for the Gordon Ramsay approach.
Govt: Double-dip recession possible
Finance Minister Bill English confirmed today the Government is concerned about a double-dip recession, echoing Prime Minister John Key's caution in the face of weak employment figures and a fast-slowing Australian economy.
Normal 9-5 jobs dying off
Jobs are disappearing and work is becoming transactional, a business futurologist says.
Appeal over BK's final warning to unhappy Facebooker
A union will be appealing Burger King's decision to issue a final warning to a Dunedin employee for posting the message "real jobs don't underpay and overwork people like BK does" on her private Facebook page.
<i>All in a day's work: </i> The rise and the climb
I don't mind admitting that I know Miley Cyrus sings a song called 'The climb'.