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Estate agent censured for cold-call offer to grieving widow
A real estate agent sent cold-calling condolences to a grieving widow - then offered to sell her house.

Companies lose as staff look elsewhere
Fifty-three per cent of NZ workers are leaving their jobs within the first two years of being employed, research says.

Jobs 'best incentive to bring Kiwis home'
A US-based entrepreneur says the most important incentive to encourage New Zealanders to come home would be a job to come back to.

Home building up 7.4pc in December
The seasonally adjusted volume of residential building activity rose 7.4 per cent in the December quarter, while non-residential volume fell 6.1 per cent.

Shareholder watchdog defends Telecom salaries
The chairman of the Shareholders Association has defended Telecom executives' high salaries, saying the company operates in a global market.

When Hollywood meets employment law...
As I sat in the new George Clooney movie, Up in the Air, I thought that this could just about be considered work related.

Are executive salaries out of hand? Is gender an issue?
Former Telecom head Theresa Gattung has attacked the company for paying its executives much bigger salaries than when she was in charge.

Gattung swipes at Telecom's big salaries
Former Telecom head Theresa Gattung has attacked the company for paying its executives much bigger salaries than when she was in charge.