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Dita De Boni: Learning from trip to la-la land
It's time to realign our educational aspirations with economic reality.
Sacked supervisor: 'It's ruined my life'
A supermarket worker sacked over non-payment for a loaf of banana bread she wanted to gift to a blind woman says the incident had "ruined my life".
Key talks up sweeteners for TV
The Government wants to offer better incentives to get more foreign TV shows filmed in New Zealand.
Brian Fallow: Pharmac vulnerable in trade talks
It is not a binary question - will Pharmac survive or not? - but rather how might the rules it operates under change, writes Brian Fallow.
Mega appetite for Mitre 10 scheme
Oyster Group's syndication of the Mitre 10 Mega on a 2.7ha site at 186 Lincoln Rd, Henderson, has closed substantially over-subscribed.
Time to sack the HR manager
Human resources should not be left to people in the HR department, says Lee Davies, country manager of courier and shipping firm FedEx NZ.
Fran O'Sullivan: Anti-trade camp running debate
The real issue - which is not adequately debated - is the intellectual property component of the TPP, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
Risk of Oz recession flagged for 2014
Australia could face a recession within two years unless the dollar and interest rates fall and major labour market reforms are introduced, an economist warns.
Migrant chef paid boss $13k to keep job
A Chinese employer has to pay more than $46,000 after charging a migrant to work at a restaurant, and paying him only five times during eight months.
Data helping ramp up exec pay
Many firms want to set executive salaries at or above median level.
Chris Barton: How Celtic Tiger can roar again
An Irish science adviser tells Chris Barton why research is still key to growth.
Cafe worker wins $10k compensation
A café owner must pay his former head chef compensation after allegedly threatening to ruin her application for permanent residence and unfairly sacking her.
Robin Hill: Here's a much better way to produce more engineers
New Zealand universities are not producing the right mix of graduates, but that is no reason for Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce to issue threats.
Chinese bid big at home auctions
Rich Chinese are removing their money and assets from their own country and outbidding Aucklanders on houses, a worried real estate agent says.
Govt sets up unit to lift Maori economic performance
A Maori unit within the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment will be set up to drive a government plan to lift Maori economic performance.