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A job seeker applied to stack shelves, but the employer wanted a credit check
When is a credit check for a job acceptable, and how can you improve bad credit?

NZ’s highest-paid CEOs revealed, new record of $8.42m set for largest pay packet
Twenty-five chief executives received at least $2m in remuneration in 2023.

How Big Tech is winning the AI talent war
Financial Times: Microsoft’s move latest sign huge firms are scooping up expertise.

Gone fast: Fletcher names new acting CEO to take helm
One project was the bane of his career.

Focus: Hiring freeze on backroom police staff
Police have confirmed cost-saving work includes indefinite restrictions on recruiting non-sworn staff. Video / NZHerald

So you want to quit your job? How to get hired after 50
Recruiters' top tips for overcoming age discrimination in the employment process.

ELE group collapse: 100 Christchurch workers identified after company went bust
Christchurch gears up to help laid-off workers and industry rallies in Auckland.

Construction labour firms, supporters unite to help sacked ELE group workers
'Ripple effect' a concern for hundreds of staff abruptly laid off before Christmas.

Highest-paid public sector bosses: Top earner's 30% bump to $1.4m
After years of pay restraint, state sector pay is on the up again.

Labour crisis: The jobs are there - but where are the candidates?
Recruitment wars: Aussie edging ahead of NZ but labour market tight in both countries.

The Great Resignation: Who is winning from the labour market squeeze?
Who is getting the biggest pay rises and why?

Seven days of chaos: TVNZ and the end of Kamahl Santamaria
Broadcasting star's career unravelled over one dramatic week.

Tight labour market leads to $10,000 finder's fees, large sign-on bonuses
Companies grappling with labour shortages turn to hefty cash incentives to recruit staff.

The Exodus: Recruitment tips from the masters of selling
The war for staff is raging. So how do you stand out when everyone wants the same thing?

'Find me a mechanic': Auto industry warns of price rises and safety issues
Worker shortages in the auto industry will lead to price increases and safety issues.

Great Resignation risk: International recruiters eyeing unsettled Kiwi staff
Recruiters are fishing for Kiwi talent on a daily basis.

Border opening for skilled workers could be too late for horticulture
Some industry sectors fear the movement of workers could go both ways.

Recruiter sacked after 'cruel' $67k salary negotiation 'lesson' boast goes viral
Recruiter 'let go' after boasting she offered a candidate $63k less as a 'lesson'.

Hutt Valley school-leavers hoped to help plug skill shortages in high vacancy industries
Demand for hospitality workers in Wellington has tripled over the past two years.

Small Business: The former CFO who left her job to found a start-up
Start-up helps self-employed Kiwi professionals find flexible jobs.

Liam Dann: A smarter, more productive post-Covid economy - what the Govt needs to address now
Worker shortages are getting worse and risk derailing plans for a more productive economy.