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The standard Kiwi home is earning more than the average worker makes from their job in seven of the country's 12 districts.

Minister for Women Louise Upston says it is up to employers to ensure men and women are treated equally, but pay equity advocates say the Government needs to act.

COMMENT: Total remuneration means all the employment benefits are reflected in the salary or wages.

COMMENT: Allowing a flood of low-skilled migrants is frustrating that market mechanism with the short-term aim of keeping wages low for employers.

New Zealand consumer confidence dipped in August with respondents expecting house price growth to slow.

The annual report shows Adamson's base remuneration lifted to $1,956,250 from $1,875,000.

Eight weeks after being awarded $15,518 in unpaid wages and reparation, sacked Otara tyre worker Patrick Toia is yet to receive a cent.

New Zealand consumer confidence remained upbeat in July.

Kiwis are unaware they're owed billions in back pay - and $1m a day is being written off, writes Sam Huggard.

The traditional annual increase doesn't work in this economy anymore, says an expert. So some companies are trying to break away from this system.

This year has carried hopes of a breakthrough for "pay equity", which means equal pay for women not just with men doing the same work but with men doing different work.

COMMENT: Progress on equal pay has been glacial since our Equal Pay Act was passed closed to half a century ago, writes Catriona MacLennan, Vicky Mee and Judy McGregor.

INTERACTIVE: We reveal what bosses of New Zealand's biggest companies earn and what kind of pay rises they've been getting.

Kiwi workers are putting in an average of about $3000 worth of unpaid overtime for their employers every year, a new survey suggests.

The world's biggest fund is to use its huge influence to vote against fat cat pay and boardroom bad behaviour.

Dry stock farmers' salaries have grown strongly in the past year, according to Federated Farmers and Rabobank's 2015-16 employee remuneration report.

A wage gap between men and women start earlier in their careers and has significantly widened for young workers.

Women still earn about 10 per cent less than men after taking into account all measurable factors other than gender, new research has found.

The one firm figure in the unfolding holiday pay fiasco is that six employers, including the NZ Police, owe staff $33 million in unpaid entitlements.

Holiday pay underpayments, partly due to faulty payroll systems, are believed to have run into millions of dollars.

Executive incentive schemes aim to boost company performance. But is it too easy for top bosses to get a reward?

While we cannot guarantee exactly what future jobs will entail, we do know for sure that having an education that allows you to adapt will be vital, writes Grant Robertson.

COMMENT: Labour has chosen the right topic but needs to get more specific about the solutions.

The Labour Party appears to be considering a radical new system of social welfare. It is hard to see any real benefit. It would be a universal setback.

Taxpayers' Union says Labour Party plans for "universal basic income" will come with hefty price tag.

COMMENT: The idea of a Guaranteed Minimum Income deserves a lot more thought and debate than the dismissal it got from the Prime Minister.

Women working for Amazon in the US earned 99.9 cents for every $1 men earned doing the same jobs in 2015, the company said.