That life can change in an instant, literally. I remember walking into the office of over 70 staff in October 2008 having just had one of the best quarters the company has ever experienced. I was met by the silence of the phones...

After a big slump in the job market from last year, signs exist of a turnaround for skilled workers, a government survey shows...

With the end of the school and university year, there will be a lot of young people around New Zealand looking for that stepping stone to kick start their working life. When I think back to the series of events that led to me...

A recruitment specialist says skills shortages in the job market are expected to again come to the fore next year...

More than half of employers in a survey did not give any wage rises in the past year.The Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) end-of-year, employment round-up survey, carried out last month with responses from...

The manufacturing sector was little changed last month but a measure of its performance is well above the survey's lowest point in November 2008...

New Zealand's services sector is "unequivocally upbeat" in the lead-up to Christmas as the country's economy continues to recover from its first recession in a decade.The BNZ Capital-Business NZ Performance of Service Index (PSI)...

Economic forecasters say New Zealand's recession was shallower than expected and next year's recovery will be stronger than predicted six months ago - though they differ widely on the extent of the rebound.The economy is expected...

Business confidence in the country's biggest economic powerhouse has dipped again, bucking the rise seen in recent months.A quarterly survey by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce taken this week found the number of firms who expect...

Business confidence softened for a third successive month but employment intentions and profit expectations are up, according to the December National Bank Business Outlook survey.Exporting intentions were resilient in the face...

After 20 years of crafting strategies for companies I have led, and now assisting other companies in the pursuit of their strategic goals, I have come to several conclusions.First, modern leaders are drowning in detail and this...

Businesses are using social media like Facebook, LinkedIn and blogging tools to form new and lucrative connections with customers. But there are pitfalls when they get it wrong. Nick Churchouse reports...

New Zealand’s labour market is probably weaker than the 6.5 percent headline unemployment number, with capacity closer to levels last seen in the early 1990s when the economy was undergoing a major transformation, according to the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research...

Generation Y graduates are having employment doors closed in their faces as bosses opt for experience to lift them out of the recession.Employers are seeking experienced people and not wanting to train staff, which will have a...

Employers in all industry sectors and all regions are reporting a more upbeat hiring pace for the first quarter of 2010, the latest Manpower employment outlook survey shows...

The number of people on the dole is reducing but the impact from students seeking work this summer is expected to reverse the trend, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says...

Employment laws covering contract workers are to be reviewed, Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson said today.The laws, called continuity of employment provisions, affect industries such as cleaning, food and laundry services where...

A Hamilton snooker club employee has had a partial Employment Relations Authority (ERA) victory after being sacked for playing pool with a club member while a thief stole $9000 from an unlocked safe.Waikato Snooker and 8 Ball...

A personal grievance case brought by eight Air New Zealand pilots, removed from captaining Boeing 747-400s after their 60th birthdays, will be heard in the Employment Court.The pilots had sought leave to skip a hearing before...

Shannon Berridge, who worked as a car groomer, pretended to drink a glass of his own urine in response to his employer's attempt to impose drug testing without consent. His subsequent dismissal was found to be unjustified by the Employment...

A Tauranga man who continually fell asleep on the job has been awarded $4000 for unjustified dismissal.The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) said Mark Scragg was employed in a computer software role at McAlpine Hussman sheet...

Unions and the Labour Party have reacted angrily to a Government decision to allow workers to cash in their fourth week of holidays. Prime Minister John Key announced the Government policy among other employment reforms in July...

New Zealand's population is set to swell by 20,000 for this year - the biggest jump in migrants since 2004.The country has gained more than net 20,000 permanent and long term (PLT) migrants during 2009 after a net 2,501 PLT migrants...

Immigration is good for business, and business leaders believe foreign workers have a positive impact on the economy, a new study has found.Nearly 80 per cent of the 501 business executive respondents to an online survey conducted...

Tough year for your business? Tvnz.co.nz chats with Business Mentors New Zealand about post-recession recovery...

Our DIY attitude has taken us so far (and will continue to do so) but where kiwi firms struggle is productivity. Our tendency to tackle the problems ourselves is creatively awesome but when that relates to bottom line it's not always...

Businesses are increasingly defaulting on loans and credit lines, but banks have boosted support for companies underpinned by a sound business model...

Finance Minister Bill English says businesses sacrificed profits to retain staff during the recession which was reflected in a lower tax take...

The government is coming under fire for keeping management in the money while workers take pay cuts...

Unlimited magazine looks at the importance of company culture in fostering innovation and growth...

Young, highly skilled graduate workers can come to New Zealand under a new visa policy which would eventually lead them on a pathway to becoming permanent residents.Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman said the new Silver Fern...

The annual net migration gain reached its highest figure in five years as fewer people left during the year...

Thousands of wealthy foreigners are lining up to move here, just weeks out from the introduction of business migration laws that will grant them residency almost immediately.Under a new Entrepreneur Plus immigration category -...

New Zealand's adult population would balloon to more than 11 million if it were to take in all adults who wish to settle here, a global survey by Gallup shows.Using what it calls the Potential Net Migration Index (PNMI), New Zealand...

A focus on attracting highly skilled immigrants will not significantly benefit the New Zealand economy, which needs immigrants with varying skill levels to grow, Department of Labour research has found.The study, Economic Impacts...

A Christchurch vegetation worker sacked after falling out of a tree, then testing positive for cannabis use, has won a case to get his job back...

In 1937, Napoleon Hill wrote a book - Think and Grow Rich .To date, that book has sold over 30 million copies. And it was in that book that Napoleon Hill underlined the concept of masterminds.Masterminding is when a group...

One in five jobs has seen a drop in pay this year with new employees often hired on lower rates than the staff they replaced, latest figures show...

Mark Kippenberger, KPMG Business Advisory Partner says NZ's family businesses have kept a cool head and weathered the economic downturn better than their big-business counterparts: Family businesses in New Zealand are by no means...

Employers should brace for an avalanche of staff turnover next year that could see them lose half their workforce, according to new surveys.They face a year of "churn", when unhappy employees, held hostage during the recession,...

Kiwi manufacturers remain sceptical about major investment though their shattered confidence levels have shown some improvement, an industry survey shows...

Business confidence ebbed lower in November after stalling in October, according to the National Bank business outlook report.

The service sector took a backwards step in October after three months of expansion...

A slip in manufacturing figures for October is a reminder that the sector's recovery should be mixed with caution...

In reviewing company statistics from previous years, December for us is always strong. Businesses are thinking ahead and getting organised for the New Year and candidates are preparing for a fresh start.In the last two weeks (especially...

Salaries are still rising, especially in Wellington, in a survey by Mercer but the next year could be a different story.Salaries in New Zealand have so far had a soft landing, but the lag effect of the global financial crisis...

New figures show employment rates are continuing to plummet, indicating New Zealand is in for a tough time next year.In its Monthly Monitor, economic forecaster Berl says total employment in September was 40,000 lower than a year...

There are signs that more jobs are available...

The unemployment rate rose to a nine-year high 6.5 per cent in the September quarter, from 6 per cent in the previous three months.The number of people unemployed reached its highest level in 15 years, rising 12,000 or 9 per cent...

Recession-fuelled job losses continue to bite, with 44,000 fewer New Zealanders working compared with a year ago...

After a year of "taking it for the team" employees' pay expectations may start to adjust, a remuneration specialist says...

I would say the general feel from the jobs market right now is cautious optimism. Businesses are feeling better and recruitment is showing signs of life. Consumerism is still slow, but you would expect this as things have...

The majority of New Zealand's top level executives are getting in the way of productivity, a new study has found...

Employers are being reminded not to abandon good hiring practices just because times have been tough...

Almost a third of small businesses say the level of pipeline work is increasing, though a quarter are reporting worsening fortunes...

The recession is driving more middle and senior managers to commit fraud...

Invention is still the main strength of Kiwi entrepreneurs, and the emerging generation of bright young sparks has to come to grips with turning ideas into successful businesses, start-up investors say...