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<i>Kate Ross:</i> The problem with social networking sites
Recruitment specialist Kate Ross shares the reservations she has about websites like Facebook and Twitter.
Recovery may be slow and jobless: KPMG exec
The global economy will take at least another year to get back on its feet, with no guarantees of more jobs, says KPMG.
Council ultimatum 'unhelpful', says NZ Bus
An ultimatum to NZ Bus from the ARC may have worsened the dispute with its drivers, NZ Bus's general manager says.
Fix bus row or lose contract, council says
The Auckland Regional Council chairman Mike Lee delivers an ultimatum to the bus company at the centre of the industrial dispute - either fix it up or lose your contract.
Drop in jobless total lifts recovery hopes
NZ's dole queue has shrunk for the first time this year, raising hopes that employment might pick up sooner than expected.
'Baby Boomer' credit defaults soar
Baby Boomer lifestyles 'are coming home to roost' as defaults on credit payments rise, a credit information provider says.
No unilateral tarriff cuts till 2015, says trade minister
New Zealand will not consider the unilateral reduction of any tariffs until 2015 at the earliest, says Trade Minister Tim Groser.
Power to oust 'incompetent and unskilled' liquidators, receivers
Commerce Minister Simon Power plans to force out "incompetent and unskilled" liquidators and receivers in a bid to improve regulation of insolvency practitioners.
Worker confidence in job market returns - survey
Workers are feeling more upbeat about their jobs in the wake of better than expected economic news, according to a bank survey.
Fat pay packets still in the private sector - survey
Engineering bosses are among the best paid in NZ but public sector bosses aren't the fat cats of public perception, a survey finds.
Colleagues' 'dark side' can create toxic workplaces - study
New research suggests up to one in 10 workplaces harbours a psychopathically oriented worker.