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Diana Clement: Making work-from-home pay its way

Don't assume you can claim everything if you are working from home

Big Read: Tips for employers as second wave of redundancies looms

Avoiding key mistakes can ensure workers don't take a personal grievance case.

Amazon bans TikTok on staff phones, citing email security risk - then reverses

Workers given a day to delete the wildy-popular Chinese-owned app.

NZ firms expect weak activity, more job cuts

Many companies are preparing to reduce staff further.

One million jobs become available as UK reopens

Businesses need to take on more staff after the end of lockdown.

'What happened to Be Kind?': Travel agent trapped in $50k catch-22

Landlord wants $50,000 for lease release with no refund offered even if new tenant found.

Worker shortages could raise food prices

Food growers are worried there aren't enough hands to do the work.

Daycare teachers' hours cut due to Covid fears

Union says new flexible-hours contracts are illegal.

Five ways bosses accidentally stress out their employees

The Harvard Business Review on why bosses can make the work environment intolerable.

Tauranga job seekers feeling 'daunted and fragile'

Competition for some jobs in Tauranga is running hot.

Parental leave boost for new parents from next month

COMMENT: From July, paid parental leave period will increase from 22 weeks to 26 weeks.

How a 'portfolio career' could boost your employment chances

It keeps your skills up-to-date, and could boost your earning power.

Government allowed 26 Rocket Lab employees into NZ

Government says it allowed 26 overseas workers into the country to help launch rockets.

Strategies to help you freelance after Covid-19

Good networking is just one factor that will help you succeed.

Liam Dann: Why consumer confidence is 'better than expected'

There were concerns that the numbers would be much worse.

Why lockdown gave us a weird idea of working from home

Working at home during lockdown was strange - but we should all give it another chance.

Interactive: The companies where 14,000 NZ jobs have been lost

New Zealand prepares for a second wave of job cuts.

Market soars and economists upgrade outlook on move to level 1

Share markets soared and economists revised their forecasts as optimism took hold today.