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Flooring company to pay $160,000 over worker's death while installing carpet

Experience is no substitute for risk management, warns WorkSafe New Zealand.

Francois Barton: How to really fix toxic workplaces

Opinion: Mental health is responsible for more sickness absence than any other condition.

Study reveals level of NZ worker burnout - the symptoms and the cure

Pandemic put extra heat on already smoldering white-collar workers, AUT academic says.

Revealed: The Covid effect on boardroom directors' fees

It hasn't just been frontline workers feeling the effects of the pandemic.

Rise of the tradies: Record numbers sign up as apprentices

Record number of school leavers swap books for tools as apprenticeship numbers swell.

Paul Catmur: Career advice - stop trying to be 'bloody exceptional'

The Manual for the Mediocre argues it's okay if you're middling at best.

City teens less likely to have part-time jobs - but not because they're lazy

City teens are less likely to find suitable part-time work because of the Covid-19 impact.

Frances Cook: The negotiating tactics that can land a new job

A new job is also the best time to ask for a pay rise.

Hybrid work and crying with colleagues: The new trends Kiwi bosses can't afford to ignore

Hybrid work and crying with colleagues - the trends Kiwi bosses need to address.

Let's make diverse workplaces so normal we don't even talk about it

'I've seen almost a halo effect of empathy that develops among the teammates.'

Sugar-rush retail spend coming to an end - KiwiBank

"There's a limit to how many pools and pizza ovens can fit in the backyard."

Phil Goff has no confidence in port boss, source says

A bigger protest is on the cards.

Painter sacked in first week wins $12,500 compensation

He was awarded compensation and lost wages, after just four-and-a-half days into the job.

Teenage contractor employed his first staff at the age of 12

Businessman Johnny O'Neill started his first venture at just 10.

Google urges its staff to return to the office

It's the first sign of a major employer losing faith in remote working.

Ben Kepes: The lonely slog of modern warfare in the boardroom trenches

Ben Kepes has seen some things around the boardroom table.

ASB Regional scoreboard: How is your local economy coping?

A table ranking regional economic performance reflects the two speeds of the recovery.

Young woman wins $10,000 employment compensation

Issues included suspension, limited breaks & an "embarrassing" mall disciplinary process.