If you knew the effect these word have, would you use them more?

It's a $1 billion-a-year industry no one wants to work in.

But bosses could help a little too.

NZ faces unique challenges in finding workers.

Trial about to roll out in NZ universities to track student attendance.

Kris de Jong: The worst thing you can do is fight it

As staffing costs rise, technology is making recruitment increasingly easier.

Here's all the figures you need to know.

Data can help boost productivity - but you need to know what is collected and why.

She pulls on her costume and the excitement kicks in.

Humans can just give up if they feel they cannot compete.

Victim blaming can make things even worse.

Clothes, shoes and wigs get a hammering from energetic performers.

We need skills training, not theory, says training federation.

They're taking time out in a Pacific paradise.

Show has become increasingly complex - and satisfying.

Don't price yourself out of the job - or end up underpaid.

About 5000 people worldwide are behind the performance spectacle.

Looking after sick or injured creatures is Gina Kemp's passion.

He makes sure the performers are healthy and can get good coffee.

There is a catch, of course.

Laws hinder gender equality, report finds.

There's more to life at Cirque du Soleil than what happens on stage.

Meet the chef who keeps the cast and crew's hunger at bay.

And why it doesn't worry them one bit.

100 candidates show up for one job.

CTU says Government needs to protect workers.

He lived his entire life within about 5km of where he grew up.

Rotorua talks reveal reality of working in a classroom.

Roy Paul sometimes struggled to put food on the table - now he enjoys some security.