Thousands of people could be helped into long-term employment via a new initiative.

New Zealand is not doing enough to help workers struggling after redundancy says the OECD.

New Zealanders are slightly less optimistic about the state of the labour market.

Your future boss has zero interest in your social media profiles, a survey has found.

COMMENT: Have we reached a point where people trust company employees more than CEOs?

Superannuation changes announced by Govt will hit 120,000 Kiwis in the first year.

Eighteen jobs will be lost across the lower South Island as Credit Union South confirms restructuring.

PM will need real political courage to take on banks, but it must be done.

Dunedin residents against the proposed closure of the Cadbury factory will have a chance to express their opposition at a protest

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks out about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Actor Sam Neill has threatened to call for a boycott of Cadbury products should the company go ahead with the closure of its Dunedin factory.

COMMENT: At least getting an AA mechanic to a breakdown is quicker and thankfully you only have to renew your licence every ten years, writes Barry Soper.

Feeling bored or stagnant in your current role? Thinking about searching for a new job, but not sure a job change is right for you?

The unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent as labour force participation rate reached an all-time high.

COMMENT: The epic scale of political conflict in the US risks making New Zealand's problems seem trivial, Liam Dann writes.

Former Saatchi & Saatchi chair Kevin Roberts quit after causing furor when he said women lacked 'vertical ambition'.

As Obama took office amid the depths of the recession, the American unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent. Last month, it was 4.7 per cent.

Crew Consulting founder Tom Sweeney explains why his firm is based in Dunedin and what it's like being an owner.

Many people working in an office would prefer to fix houses or bake cakes for a living. Should they, would you?

When conditions are harsh, staff are likely to find satisfaction through acts of deviant behaviour, research suggests.

After 35 years on the job, he was minutes from retirement. But first, he blasted his bosses in a company-wide email.

Whether you are interviewing for the first time or fifth time, here's things to remember.

You may not like to think about it, but redundancy is something that happens with unfortunate regularity

Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.

NZ has the fourth-highest rate of child deaths from assault in the OECD. Simon Collins visited three communities to look for the root causes.

If you need some advice on your resume, take it from someone who's seen over 40,000.

Job advertisements rose 9.9pc in October, with the Waikato job market thriving.

Auckland is falling off the pace in its natural tendency to produce disproportionately more economic output than the rest of the country.

Auckland economic update shows the city's extremely strong performance

The Labour Party is by no means alone in worrying what to do about 74,000 young people who are in neither employment, education or training.