A worker whose angle grinder kicked back and gouged his face is lucky to be alive, rescuers say.

National has announced further steps to try to reduce benefit numbers by 25 per cent, including paying more people to move to other regions for jobs and bonus payments for those who stay in a job for a certain period of time.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Massey University Professor Lorraine Warren about hiring staff.

The skills shortage 'red flag' is going unnoticed in many regions as employers ignore the signals.

My 15-year-old daughter has had a KiwiSaver policy since the system began and has just started working one day a week at a local hotel.

Watercare chief executive Mark Ford - who is known as "The Fixer" - is expected to step down shortly for health reasons.

A construction worker who failed a random drug test while on the job because he had eaten "one or two pot cakes" at a party was unjustifiably dismissed.

Nearly 1800 Auckland Council employees earn over $100,000, with the top salary level now hitting $859,999 as the city aims to cut $2.7b off its spending.

Traditional, boring job titles are being ditched for quirky names such as head of moving things, chief of exciting opportunities or prince of marketing.

Technology will drive a rapid change in the working environment during the next five years, says workplace design expert Donna Wheatley. Wheatley, who has a PhD in workplace design, said rapidly evolving technology was enabling people to be more...

About 80 Statistics New Zealand workers staged a rowdy protest during a day of strike action to highlight what they claim is unfair pay and an offer that excludes across the board pay-rises.

About 75 per cent of Auckland IT employers want to recruit additional staff in the coming year.

September 19 will mark the 121st anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand. This country is proud it was the first to give women the vote.

Maori Television says there will be no job losses at its news show Te Kaea and changes at the station have been put on hold.

Up to 25 people could see their jobs axed as Maori Television ditches its Te Kaea news show, Mana leader Hone Harawira claimed late last night.

A rise in casual and contract work is stifling the number of people applying for paid parental leave because they don't fit the criteria.

New Zealand's expanding building industry has signed up its 9000th apprentice - but says it is running out of young people to fill the demand for more.

Some university graduates hoping to break into well-paid careers are working months at a time as unpaid interns.

When thousands of university students graduate each year with shiny new degrees, competition for the best graduate jobs and internships can be fierce.

Part of my job is running workshops for senior students interested in animal occupations. The most sought after career choices according to them are:

Would you let your boss trawl through your Facebook page? A global survey asked 10,000 participants just that question - so how many said yes?

As we tough out our longest stretch without a public holiday, here's the good news — Kiwis are among the luckiest in the world for annual leave and beat America hands down.

Paige Toft and Braden Alsford count themselves lucky when it comes to making career choices.

The chief executive of the KiwiYo company says he is deeply sorry that a Whangarei teenager quit her job after she was told not to greet customers with a traditional "kia ora".

The social network is finding itself caught between being an open forum and patrolling for inappropriate content.