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Du Plessis-Allan: Why we should mind the gap
COMMENT:A generation of young leaders who know the pay gap exists and won't settle for it.
Want to be rich? Don't study acting
Students in it for the money should be training to be engineers or doctors and not actors.
Pay equity move may hurt economy
COMMENT: New legislation eliminating gender disparity could result in companies closing.
Teacher aides win talks on pay equity
Pay equity for teacher aides and preschool teachers set to cost around $100m a year each.
Kiwi graduates stay in NZ despite low pay
Slightly more Kiwi graduates are staying in the country, despite falling pay rates.
Pay claim for support workers lodged
Mental health support workers were excluded from the recent pay equity settlement.
Liam Dann: Why your pay rise sucked
COMMENT: Wage growth is the missing piece of the global economic recovery.
Jim Rose: Living wage won't work
COMMENT: Auckland Council's living wage puts the cart before the horse of productivity.
'Pay equity' decision may snowball
EDITORIAL: Deal for residential carers could have an impact beyond the incomes of women.
Kiwis on wrong side of pay divide
New Zealand directors are paid far less than their Australian counterparts, survey finds.
Big pay rise for thousands of NZ women
EXCLUSIVE: State-funded care workers win big increase as a result of historic equity deal.
GP top paid profession - Seek
Longevity and more patients set to keep doctors among best-paid professions.
'Motherhood penalty' docks $5 an hour
Despite the pay gap between mothers and fathers, parents make more than childless men and women.
Living Wage set to rise as costs go up
The real minimum wage needed for a family to have a decent standard of living is about to rise to $20.20 an hour, says the Living Wage movement.
Janitor earning $344k caught 'slacking off'
This janitor clocked so much overtime that he took home $344,000 in a single year - but was allegedly caught out hiding in a closet for hours.
AusPost CEO salary sparks outrage
Australia Post has tried to keep its CEO's salary a secret due to "media scrutiny." It's no wonder why, at this eye-watering figure.
Pay-equity deal deserves bosses' support
COMMENT: Amongst the many reasons for accepting legislation on equal wages is the fact that it is the right thing to do.
Rachel Mackintosh: Let's lead way on equal pay
COMMENT: NZ could be first country in the world to pay people fairly for the work they do regardless of their sex.
Does your home earn more than you do?
The standard Kiwi home is earning more than the average worker makes from their job in seven of the country's 12 districts.
Pay gap rises to 12 per cent
Minister for Women Louise Upston says it is up to employers to ensure men and women are treated equally, but pay equity advocates say the Government needs to act.
Helen Twose: Beware new-job small print
COMMENT: Total remuneration means all the employment benefits are reflected in the salary or wages.
Bernard Hickey: Too many visas, not enough pay
COMMENT: Allowing a flood of low-skilled migrants is frustrating that market mechanism with the short-term aim of keeping wages low for employers.
Consumer confidence dips in August
New Zealand consumer confidence dipped in August with respondents expecting house price growth to slow.
Fletcher boss pay up 17pc to $4.72m
The annual report shows Adamson's base remuneration lifted to $1,956,250 from $1,875,000.
Hope of $15k payout fades
Eight weeks after being awarded $15,518 in unpaid wages and reparation, sacked Otara tyre worker Patrick Toia is yet to receive a cent.
CTU: Stop the clock on pay debacle
Kiwis are unaware they're owed billions in back pay - and $1m a day is being written off, writes Sam Huggard.
Say goodbye to the annual pay raise
The traditional annual increase doesn't work in this economy anymore, says an expert. So some companies are trying to break away from this system.
Editorial: Wait drags on for pay equity breakthrough
This year has carried hopes of a breakthrough for "pay equity", which means equal pay for women not just with men doing the same work but with men doing different work.