EmploymentOffice worker admits stealing thousandsAn experienced office worker with a previously unblemished record, today admitted stealing thousands in cash after falling behind with her household bills.13 Oct 03:36 AM
EmploymentCompeting business move costs worker $10KAn employee that started her own competing business and took a key supplier from former business penalised $10,000.12 Oct 09:00 PM
EmploymentOi you! Get back to work!Survey finds Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the week - and Kiwi workers reckon they'd be happier if they finished early at the end of the week.08 Oct 10:04 PM
EmploymentSix hour work day: Can it work?Sweden is the first country to trial six-hour working days, following a study that outlines the risks of working longer.08 Oct 01:53 AM
EmploymentBribed US workers take vacation to heal job marketA self-diagnosed workaholic, Jeanette Russell knows that a real vacation requires her to completely unplug, it's also company policy.06 Oct 11:50 PM
EmploymentWhy Aucklanders want jobs out of townRecord numbers of $1m-plus house sale prices linked to growing applications for work in regions.06 Oct 05:20 PM
BDBDEmploymentBusiness confidence drops to four-year lowBusiness confidence extended its decline in the third quarter, plunging to its lowest level in more than four years.05 Oct 10:25 PM
EmploymentTruck driver crushed by metal beamsA 50-year-old truck driver crushed and lacerated by metal beams while unloading his vehicle at a Hamilton factory remains in a serious but stable condition at Waikato Hospital this morning.05 Oct 08:55 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Off the dole and into the fieldsFit, healthy Kiwis aren't working on farms because they don't want to. They want to go out on a Friday night and stay out until four.03 Oct 09:57 PM
Employment'Bro culture' keeping women in debt"Bro culture" in many workplaces that pay men more than women means that one law student is entering the workforce with apprehension.02 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentNever mind leadership, get on with your jobBosses should stop encouraging employees to become leaders - and teach them how to be followers instead.02 Oct 04:00 PM
EmploymentMillennials want it all from employersTurns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.01 Oct 09:40 PM
EmploymentMusk reflects on his brutal workloadElon Musk is a notorious workaholic. As the head of SpaceX and Tesla has long made clear, he doesn't really need much vacation.01 Oct 06:40 PM
EmploymentFonterra's Spierings asks for pay freezeFonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.30 Sep 07:55 PM
EmploymentFired after $23,000 phone billA man fired after racking up a $23k bill on his work phone and returning to work late from a holiday was justifiably dismissed, the ERA has found.30 Sep 02:08 AM
EmploymentWhen work gossip goes too farWhat is gossip? Friendly, jokey work banter and gossip are worlds apart. Here's a guide to telling the difference.29 Sep 04:00 PM
EmploymentSuccess at university no job guaranteeAre businesses placing less importance on university degrees?29 Sep 01:45 AM
EmploymentWomen on promotion: They don't want itHarvard research suggests women aren't in leadership positions because they just don't want the jobs as much as men do.28 Sep 10:25 PM
Employment$8m divorce: Fresh bid to keep cashBusinessman Michael Thompson argues he should be able to keep more than half of an $8 million payment the Supreme Court says is relationship property.28 Sep 09:00 PM
EmploymentEmployee to get 'distress compensation'A decades-long employee of a transport firm will receive thousands in "distress compensation" after he was made redundant.28 Sep 02:56 AM
EmploymentWorker nearly crushed by faulty tractorA foreign worker at a luxury Waikato resort narrowly escaped being crushed by a three-tonne tractor with faulty brakes.26 Sep 11:36 PM
EmploymentMike Pero: Man or brand?Mike Pero's name still synonymous with the enterprise he founded.25 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionTom O'Neil: So you want a professional LinkedIn profile? Well, picture thisThis column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentA new path for proven performersPeople of a certain age and experience could well cut a career as an executive contractor - although the gig might not suit everyone.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentCulture smarts tipped to trump high IQ"Cultural intelligence" will be more important than a high IQ when it comes to hiring staff in 10 years, says high profile lawyer Mai Chen.24 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionHow company directors can improve public speakingHenri Eliot gives his top ten tips on how company directors can improve public speaking.23 Sep 10:15 PM
EmploymentJobs most likely to marry each otherAccording to Census data, people in some jobs are more likely than people in others to marry someone in the same field.22 Sep 05:25 PM
EmploymentSkip careers websites to secure US jobIn March I received my permit to work in the US and my Green Card is imminent so I swung into job-searching mode in April.22 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentFullers could be fined up to $250,000An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.22 Sep 07:23 AM
EmploymentParty pill godfather owes $85kLegal high godfather Matt Bowden's company must pay a former employee more than $85,000.22 Sep 03:38 AM
EmploymentChef fired after staff allegedly refuse to work with himA chef who was accused of inappropriately touching a pizza cook in a Canterbury restaurant was fired after several staff members allegedly refused to work with him.22 Sep 03:04 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: New jobs in Lochinver plan overlookedCabinet Minister Paula Bennett has played to the political gallery by jettisoning the $88 million Chinese bid to buy Lochinver Station because it did not provide enough new jobs.18 Sep 11:32 PM
EmploymentVictim's family to receive $110,000The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.18 Sep 04:10 AM
EmploymentCompany in court over workplace accidentA work accident in which a 300kg gate came off its track and fell on a man was the subject of a WorkSafe New Zealand prosecution yesterday.17 Sep 10:24 PM
