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Get Sorted: Spoilt for choice

Too many options can be paralysing when you’re choosing products, so here are some tips to get you moving towards something better.

NZ economy: why view the glass as half empty?

Paul Kane of Grant Thornton NZ, looks at the state of the economy through the eyes of his clients.

Engineer wins job back after alleged misconduct

An electrical engineer who was demoted for a range of alleged misconducts has been ordered to be reinstated to his role.

Christopher Niesche: Confession season features big guns

It's known as confession season - that time of year when companies do their end of year accounts and come clean on any nasty surprises they've uncovered.

Advice: Never check email on Sunday evening

It turns out all of this email-checking to get a jump on Monday won't get you ahead; it hurts more than it helps.

Q&A: Workers question paying for bad coffee

Karla L. Miller's advice on how to deal with an employer who charges staff for bad coffee and office supplies.

Girls take on the jobs traditionally dominated by boys

Skills shortages in trade industries are opening up a field traditionally dominated by men in NZ.

Movers & shakers: Leigh Richmond

Leigh Richmond joins Pohlen Partners, a recruitment and HR professional services firm, to strengthen resources in their sales portfolio.

Amanda Wheeler: Raising the next generation of workers

It's human nature to think of life as linear. There's a starting point, a journey and then an end point. We're born, we live, we die.

Oz long-term jobless static

Australian unemployment may have edged back since its peak late last year but the number of long-term unemployed has hardly budged.

Job cuts cap bad day for economy

Dairy giant Fonterra cut 523 jobs yesterday - in a bid to cut its payroll bill by up to $60 million a year - on a day of bad news for the economy.

Fonterra wields the axe

Hundreds of Fonterra employees and thousands of its farmer-shareholders have been dealt the twin blows of impending job losses and the prospect of a much lower farmgate milk price.

Dollar hits 6-year low on dairy jitters

The New Zealand dollar dropped to a six-year low after a surprisingly sharp slump in dairy prices fuelled concerns about the broader economy.

NZ consumer confidence falls near three-year low

Confidence fell as households turned sour on the economic outlook, although more remain positive rather about their personal situation.

Inflation rises on weaker dollar and fuel prices

Consumer prices rose as a weaker currency and higher global oil prices lifted the cost of petrol.

Gen X: Earning more - end up having less

Members of Gen X - born between 1965 and 1980 - earn substantially more money than their parents did at the same point in their lives.

Creating an efficient office layout

Robyn Pearce's tips on managing information in our modern offices and basic layout considerations.

How to handle the question of salary

When looking for a new job, knowing your worth in the market can be vital - especially if you don't want to feel disgruntled after accepting an offer.