A hike in the number of jobs advertised online is good news for the economy and labour market, a new report says.

Sure, we revere those who help others, but spare a thought for all the rest.

Telecom confirms it has axed 200 management jobs in the past three months and warns further cuts cannot be ruled out.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.

Waihi gold miners have accused their Australian employer of Victorian work practices by making them take their breaks underground during 11-hour shifts.

The New Zealand dollar may be little changed over the next five days after a 3.2pc surge last week took it above 71 US cents for the first time in a fortnight.

The NZ dollar peeked above US71c for the first time since late June as good economic data from the US and Australia restored faith in the global economic recovery.

More than 80 per cent of New Zealanders believe we are increasingly adopting a more casual approach to our workplace attire.

Kate Ross: It really is a candidate market; candidates are determining what, where and how much.

Jewellery king Michael Hill has received stinging criticism over his first public motivational seminar, after complaints it was little more than a company recruitment drive.

Californians don't see much evidence of the recession coming to an end anytime soon.

Perhaps it is our fascination with those on television, or with the fourth estate, but it really is quite amazing how often those involved in the news become the news.