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Many benefits from age diversity
Businesses that embrace the age span of the workforce are more agile, writes Raewyn Court.

Tom O'Neil: Reflect on your work year
Tom O'Neil says October is the perfect time to reflect on the past work year.

Kiwi company offers mental health leave
Kiwi boss says businesses need to do a better job of looking after workers' mental health.

She stole a $1 bag of chips and got fired. Now employer must pay more than $19k
Firing an employee after she wrongfully took a $1 bag of chips will cost a rest home $19k.

Attracting and keeping talent
Kiwi businesses need to "retool" their recruitment practices.

LinkedIn CEO reveals the biggest email mistake
This is the most common mistake people make in their emails which may be causing problems.

The view of Mt Eden costing Auckland $1.4b
PwC says Auckland's policy around protecting views of volcanic cones "could be optimised".

Blazing a trail to the boardroom
Alexia Hilbertidou is a young woman on a mission to change corporate gender bias.

Lack of skilled staff holding region back
Certainty needed to provide confidence for business.

Four-day week becomes permanent at Kiwi company
Perpetual Guardian has made the four-day working week a permanent option.

Coke's culture is the real thing
Coca-Cola Amital wins Aon Hewitt Best Employer award for the third consecutive year.

The workplaces who will look after your kid
School holidays will be a little bit less of a nightmare for some lucky parents.

Shine a light on gender pay gap
Women, are the blokes in your office earning more than you, asks Diana Clement.

Labour hire company referred to Labour Inspectorate
The company has faced five recent ERA determinations.

Brian Fallow: Inequality a tough target for Cullen tax review
It's the welfare system - not tax changes - that can do most to make incomes more equal.

Tom O'Neil: Keys to reduce stress
Workplace stress is a danger to our teams and our businesses.

How these NZ firms have closed gender pay gap
Beer giant DB Breweries and WSP Opus have closed their gender pay gaps.

Note to hirers: Get on social media
Many companies miss opportunities to reach prospective employees, writes Greg Fleming

This CV mistake could get you fired
Up to 80 per cent of us do it — but it could cost you your job or land you in court.

Nearly 900 to strike at BlueScope steel mills
Steel workers from BlueScope will go on strike for a second time in 24 hours tomorrow.

Trusted employees working more
A new survey suggests that employers are expecting workers to put in more hours.

Business owner forced staff to cook, clean his house
A migrant employer has been convicted of exploiting 12 Indian workers.

Editorial: Govt missed chance on 90-day trials
EDITORIAL: The measure of a Government is often not what it does but what it leaves alone.

Tom O'Neil: Five truths about resilience
Resilience is an attribute that's widely perceived as positive in the employment world.

Avoid the cultural black hole
Effective cultures have leaders with a clearly articulated mission.

Time to close the pay gap or face quotas
NZ women won the right to vote 125 years ago but equality is still some way off.

Panelbeaters embrace four-day week
Staff at a Whangarei panelbeaters are happy about moving to a four day working week

Fonterra Amps up the workforce
New app crosses borders to create virtual teams that understand a variety of consumers.