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Sacked executive to be paid nearly $350k
An Auckland-based firm must pay its former deputy managing director nearly $350,000 after it was found to have unjustifiably dismissed her.
Big pay rises for bosses
Almost half NZ's chief executives received pay rises last year despite the worldwide recession and many workers enduring salary freezes.
Annual wage and salary rise slowest in nine years
Salary and wage rates as measured by the labour cost index rose just 1.5 per cent in the year to the March quarter, the slowest rise in more than nine years.
<i>Kate Ross:</i> Are salaries on the rise?
The vibe in the employment market is positive, says Kate Ross.
$108m movie deal will see <i>Borat</i> star acting the goat
Sacha Baron Cohen is preparing to unveil a fourth alter ego...
Forget beer with the boss - just be yourself
Aussie women should have a beer with their boss if they want promotion, but NZ women have been told to just be themselves.
NZ's most highly paid cities revealed
A new Trade Me jobs survey reveals the average pay-packets for workers in NZ's main centres.
Bank customers surveyed by unions
Bank customers are being given the opportunity to have their say.
Teachers may strike next term
Teachers could go on strike as early as next month amid building tension between their union and Education Minister Anne Tolley.
<i>Kate Ross</i> - First quarter over and I'm optimistic
It's slim pickings finding quality workers in the recruitment market, says Kate Ross
Aussies making NZ pay look cut-price
A cut-price supermarket chain in Australia is offering a $108,000 starting salary to university graduates, prompting further concern over the increasing wage gap between New Zealand and Australia.
Rugby: Hayman's salary believed to be $1.2 million a season
Carl Hayman’s lucrative deal is likely to lure more All Blacks to the Northern Hemisphere after the World Cup.
Underpaid vineyard workers win wage battle
A company that paid vineyard workers as little as $2 an hour has lost a legal battle over unpaid wages.