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![Tom O'Neil: Make your achievements count](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tom O'Neil: Make your achievements count
This is the time of year when many managers run performance appraisals.
![Are you working for free? Shake-up looms over paid work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Are you working for free? Shake-up looms over paid work
Expert says fallout from Employment Court case will have "far-reaching" ramifications.
![Smiths City fallout: 500 workers lodge complaints over unpaid work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Smiths City fallout: 500 workers lodge complaints over unpaid work
More than 500 retail workers have complained about unpaid work after the Smith City case.
![Letters: Museum, abortion, Māori wards, labour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Museum, abortion, Māori wards, labour
Letters to the editor: Museum, Maori wards, abortion and the BOP's labour shortage.
![Be cybersafe: Don t click on that link](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Be cybersafe: Don t click on that link
As cyber attacks increase, trained and experienced specialists are highly sought-after.
![Boss accused of hiring Black Power to threaten staff has fines slashed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boss accused of hiring Black Power to threaten staff has fines slashed
Chirag Ahuja arranged for workers to be intimidated during a wage dispute.
![Smiths City shares fall 4.6% after Employment Court ruling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Smiths City shares fall 4.6% after Employment Court ruling
Smiths City Group shares fell sharply following the Employment Court's ruling.
![Be selfless, invest in yourself](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Be selfless, invest in yourself
Learning, growing and exploring your professional potential is part of the job.
![Illegal migrants could service KiwiBuild](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Illegal migrants could service KiwiBuild
Unlawful migrants with building skills could stay in NZ to fill worker shortage.
![Managers lose touch with staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Managers lose touch with staff
It can be tough at the top and also for managers who are less-than-focused.
![Unlicensed house roofer fined $2500](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Unlicensed house roofer fined $2500
Kerikeri man who falsely held himself out as a Licensed Building Practitioner fined.
![Construction firm knocked with $19K penalty for employment breaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Construction firm knocked with $19K penalty for employment breaches
An Auckland construction was fined for 17 breaches of employment standards.
![NZ jobless rate drops to lowest level since 2008](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ jobless rate drops to lowest level since 2008
The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.4 per cent, the lowest figure in almost a decade.
![Future proof your employability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Future proof your employability
Make sure you have the skills for the digital revolution, writes Val Leveson
![Hospitality workers claim exploitation widespread](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hospitality workers claim exploitation widespread
Nearly a third of respondents to survey were aware of employers underpaying staff.
![All work and no productivity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All work and no productivity
Workaholics have their self worth attached to being busy and stressed.
![Jobs up, applicants down: The Kiwi city struggling to find workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jobs up, applicants down: The Kiwi city struggling to find workers
It's a job applicant's market, as businesses struggle to find quality staff.
![NZ sex workers angry at foreign prostitute ads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ sex workers angry at foreign prostitute ads
Immigration NZ has received eight complaints on migrant sex worker advertisements.
![Tom O'Neil: Brand attracts talent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tom O'Neil: Brand attracts talent
Tom O'Neil on what an employer can do to proactively secure top talent.
![Beware the unethical contractor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beware the unethical contractor
They are not on staff but they must be on board, writes Raewyn Court
![Nurses to vote on two days of national strikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nurses to vote on two days of national strikes
DHBs must develop a contingency plan to ensure life-preserving services continue.
![Over 30 Auckland bus trips cancelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Over 30 Auckland bus trips cancelled
A strike against pay and work conditions has prompted the cancellations.
![DHB admin workers demand equal pay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DHB admin workers demand equal pay
DHB admin workers are the latest to call for pay equity.
![Government and business to fight human trafficking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government and business to fight human trafficking
New National Plan of Action, migrant exploitation review and law changes underway
![Accounting for new technology](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Accounting for new technology
Does automation spell the end for the profession? No, but the role will change.
![Living wage 'step in the right direction' for hospo sector](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Living wage 'step in the right direction' for hospo sector
The living wage is a good step to encourage Kiwis into hospo, says Restaurant Association.
![Troy Swann: How to fix NZ's retirement savings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Troy Swann: How to fix NZ's retirement savings
COMMENT: How much money do you need to fund a comfortable retirement?