Salaries are still rising, especially in Wellington.

Department bosses told those who don't perform face cuts so those who do well can be rewarded.

$35,000 increase stuns Manukau councillor, but mayor says it's based on chief's contract.

Australians work more than two billion hours of unpaid overtime a year.

Wages growth remained feeble in the September quarter as the recession took its toll on pay packets.

Heading to the courts is not always the best solution in industrial disputes, says employment lawyer Ross Crotty.

The general feel from the jobs market right now is cautious optimism, writes Kate Ross.

Tough decisions about prisons, education, pensions and tax need to be made if NZ is to avoid a looming Government debt crisis, says Treasury.

How can we expect an Australian standard of living when their productivity is about 40 per cent higher than ours, asks Brian Fallow.

A departing Fonterra executive has pipped CEO Andrew Ferrier's take-home salary, receiving total payments of up to $3.72 million.

Fonterra's highest-paid employee - likely to be chief executive Andrew Ferrier - appears to have taken a pay cut of up to $360,000.

Twelve staff at TVNZ get $290,000 a year or more, its annual report shows.

Several of the world's weathiest countries also lay claim to a title they would not be so proud of - the biggest gaps between rich and poor.