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Serco aims to give prisoners skills
Prisoners at Auckland's new $300 million private men's jail could be building or fixing metal skip bins.
Prisoners at Auckland's new $300 million private men's jail could be building or fixing metal skip bins.
Nearly 12,000 unionised health workers have voted in favour of taking industrial action, after they were offered an "insulting" pay increase, the Public Service Association says.
The manufacturing sector has seen a significant decline in the number of people employed since 2006, according to a Royal Society of New Zealand Review.
The Labour Party is promising to put $17 million into a new agency to help people on to the right career path.
ERA decisions in the past two years show workers frequently receive compensation after being unjustifiably fired for swearing at, or threatening, their bosses.
The need for skilled engineers and construction workers continues to grow in Christchurch and elsewhere in the New Zealand economy.
EBay says women make up 42pc of its staff - a more diverse workforce than many other Silicon Valley technology companies.
If you're in the office today, chances are somebody has annoyed you. In no particular order, here are seven of the most irritating habits of co-workers.
With so many people choosing to head off overseas for work it is good to check out how easy it is to bring any superannuation savings back with you when you return.
Former All Whites coach Kevin Fallon says legal action is likely over his sacking from Mt Albert Grammar after 18 years, as his former players threaten a boycott.
Many Aucklanders believe the best way to deal with looming budget cuts by the Auckland Council is to reduce staff and salaries, according to the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey.
The famous son of the New Zealander taking the helm at retail giant Walmart says his dad was always driven to succeed, and instilled those values in his kids.
Kiwi Greg Foran inherits a chain wedded to an outdated big-box model, struggling to increase sales in its stores and online.
The so-called "normal" 40-hour working week appears to be a thing of the past, the 2013 Census indicates.
A woman who adopted a child has won the right to paid parental leave, after being told by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment that she wasn't eligible.
Fonterra is looking at laying off up to 110 workers at its Canpac packing operation, near Hamilton.
A source has told the Herald the latest disaster to strike Malaysia Airlines has left some crew too scared to fly.
The health and safety bureaucrats who failed to prosecute the air force over the fatal Anzac Day helicopter crash have offered to help cover legal costs for the sole survivor.
A former chef at an Auckland cafe has been awarded more than $50,000 in unpaid wages and compensation for unjustified dismissal.
Wanted: Kiwi crews for international superyachts. Must be comfortable cruising the globe, chatting respectfully with eccentric billionaires and celebrities and scrubbing toilets for weeks on end.
A permanent ban against a former shareholder of a budget sunglasses distributor from working in a similar New Zealand business is void, according to a High Court judge.
A police prosecutor who used methamphetamine and posted photographs of his drug use online has been struck off as a lawyer.
A doctor who advised a woman to "self pleasure" as part of her treatment for an eating disorder will be reviewed by the Medical Council.
Imagine teaching every child in this country how to program a computer - from age 5. When you think about it, it is odd that we don't.
A 74-year-old office worker made redundant after 18 years has been told she won't get a payout from her Pizza Hut bosses.
A recent study suggests that the positive impact of exercise on your personal life may extend to how well you function at work.