An Auckland company where an experienced crane operator was crushed to death has been ordered to pay $116,000.

Much like a bad romance, a bad hire can have significant financial and emotional costs.

Organisations eager to save money tend to get creative, and office treats can seem like the kind of expense a company should reconsider.

He is allowed to stay in New Zealand permanently because the Government deemed his skills useful to the country.

The partner of a forestry worker killed when he was crushed between two felled trees has hit out at a coroner's findings into his death.

A construction company employee was struck by a chain which caused a forehead laceration and damage to the eye.

Robyn Pearce talks about the effects of being too available. "Many go home every night frustrated by the myriad interruptions that block them from attending to their real work."

It can feel great getting news that you have an interview for the job you want. But after rocking up and meeting your prospective employer, the question of when to ask about the salary can loom large.

An economy with a permanent pool of unemployed and with no real growth in wage rates is also an economy with less purchasing power and demand than it ideally needs, writes Bryan Gould.

Chinese engineers are allegedly being paid $61 per day, well below NZ's minimum wage of $14.25 per hour.

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

After promising to ban the punitive aspects of zero hour contracts, the Minister is championing a Bill that will entrench them, writes Robert Reid. It appears that we have a government and a Minister who operate in a kind of cul-de-sac.

A winter storm caused a chill in workplace relations between two people working in close quarters.

As I work with people around the world on their productivity issues, everyone shares one common challenge - too much time spent on email.

Danielle Wright finds out the best ways to avoid ruining your career.

Almost three-quarters of Kiwis are working in different jobs than what they set their sights on at school, with women facing more twists and turns than their male colleagues.

Local tech company Blerter, has launched an app that aims to revolutionise how health and safety work place hazards and policies are identified.

More US employers, it seems, are getting comfortable with the idea of employee ink.

Friendships can lift workplace productivity.

A US-designed work station allows users to work on computers while lying down.

Mr. Gemmell was suspended for refusing to move the toilet from his worksite.

People often like to groan about how their job is "killing" them. For many U.S. workers, that statement appears to be true.

Julia Forsyth and her husband Mark are the founders of customer feedback technology company BigEars.

Bartender gets payout after boss yelled at her and told her he "did not need her any longer".

Business school professors have a knack for finding some pretty bizarre links between the personal lives of CEOs and the professional results at the companies they run.

Survey reveals employees leave jobs in the search for better workplace values.

Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers.

A Tauranga bus driver with a hand disability, who was reprimanded numerous times by his bosses for driving with one hand, has lost his case.

New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and its workers have returned to court in their long-running dispute over how holidays are calculated and recognised.

Immigration authorities say "widespread concerns" have been raised over false or misleading work visa applications involving Philippines nationals.