NZ manufacturing has expanded for the third month in a row and reached its highest expansion rate since 2004, according to the latest PMI survey.

Unjustified disadvantage cases are up 26 per cent as employees increasingly "try their luck" during recessionary times, the EMA says.

The kiwi dollar has surged in value after a stunningly low unemployment stat and a speech by Alan Bollard.

A stint or a secondment overseas in your chosen occupation is something everyone should look at doing at all levels of their career, from PA to chief executive, writes Gill South.

Salary and wage rates as measured by the labour cost index rose just 1.5 per cent in the year to the March quarter, the slowest rise in more than nine years.

The vibe in the employment market is positive, says Kate Ross.

Telecom says rumours of up to 2000 people losing their jobs at the company are 'rubbish'.

Long term migration from New Zealand to Australia is on the rise again

Privatisation should only be allowed if there is evidence it will improve the system, former ACC chairman Ross Wilson says.

The Govt is considering taking over Safe Air in Blenheim so the air force can finish having its five C-130 Hercules upgraded.