Kiwi workers are putting in an average of about $3000 worth of unpaid overtime for their employers every year, a new survey suggests.

The world's biggest fund is to use its huge influence to vote against fat cat pay and boardroom bad behaviour.

Dry stock farmers' salaries have grown strongly in the past year, according to Federated Farmers and Rabobank's 2015-16 employee remuneration report.

A wage gap between men and women start earlier in their careers and has significantly widened for young workers.

Women still earn about 10 per cent less than men after taking into account all measurable factors other than gender, new research has found.

The one firm figure in the unfolding holiday pay fiasco is that six employers, including the NZ Police, owe staff $33 million in unpaid entitlements.

Holiday pay underpayments, partly due to faulty payroll systems, are believed to have run into millions of dollars.

Executive incentive schemes aim to boost company performance. But is it too easy for top bosses to get a reward?

While we cannot guarantee exactly what future jobs will entail, we do know for sure that having an education that allows you to adapt will be vital, writes Grant Robertson.

The Labour Party appears to be considering a radical new system of social welfare. It is hard to see any real benefit. It would be a universal setback.

Taxpayers' Union says Labour Party plans for "universal basic income" will come with hefty price tag.

COMMENT: The idea of a Guaranteed Minimum Income deserves a lot more thought and debate than the dismissal it got from the Prime Minister.

Women working for Amazon in the US earned 99.9 cents for every $1 men earned doing the same jobs in 2015, the company said.

According to a new report from career website Glassdoor, physicians, lawyers, and pharmacy managers had the top salaries in 2015.

More than 6000 support staff in schools are being paid less per week because of a once-in-a-decade payroll change.

NZ has dropped to 10th in the Global Gender Gap report of more than 140 countries, write Judy McGregor.

Raising income for low-wage earners saves the rest from higher tax and can help lift employment, writes Josie Pagani.

It's time for councillors to put their money where their mouth is and adopt a Living Wage in 2016. If they can't do that, they should stop calling Auckland "the world's most liveable city', writes Catriona MacLennan.

A longstanding union goal of lifting the minimum wage to $15 an hour may finally be achieved today.

New immigrants to Auckland unfamiliar with the health system are turning up to hospitals when they should be going to doctors, MPs on the health committee heard yesterday.

This is a worldwide issue with a vast literature and history internationally and in NZ, writes Prue Hyman. Sadly, substantial political resistance is encountered worldwide in remedying the situation.

The items that have gone up the most over the past seven years are the essential items that most people must pay for, writes Peter Lyons.

Some expat Kiwis earning a lower income in the UK could be captured by a rule change which will lead to deportation for people earning below an income threshold.

Some expat Kiwis earning a lower income in the UK could be captured by a rule change which will lead to deportation for people earning below an income threshold.

INTERACTIVE: The pay gap between what men and women earn is the worst it has been in almost 10 years. Explore our interactive to find out more.

There is a growing impetus in some countries to consider providing everyone with a fixed sum of money that would help address basic needs such as food and housing, writes Richard McLachlan.

Public-sector directors lag their corporate counterparts.

The rise in pay packets for Auckland Council's top brass has slowed this year, according to a Herald survey.

Fonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.