Valentine's Day is a chance to celebrate love but amorous punters are warned to err on the side of caution when it comes to the workplace.

The office lolly jar is like the watering hole in the Serengeti: If you observe long enough you'll get a peek into the inner workings of an entire social ecosystem.

Greece is under mounting pressure to embark on a new wave of economic reforms, as its international creditors demand extra efforts.

COMMENT: The Trump presidency will strongly influence the agenda for the meeting of the two Australasian prime ministers in Queenstown next Friday.

Let's hope that whoever succeeds Graeme Wheeler as Reserve Bank governor next year does as good a job as he has.

This janitor clocked so much overtime that he took home $344,000 in a single year - but was allegedly caught out hiding in a closet for hours.

Reserve Bank deputy governor Grant Spencer says it's still too early to declare victory with the recent slowdown in house prices.

Don't expect interest rates to stay still despite the Reserve Bank's decision to keep the official cash rate on hold.

A growing tide of trade protectionism led by US president Donald Trump is one of the biggest uncertainties for New Zealand's Reserve Bank.

Not many things strike fear into the hearts of jobs hunters more than a random phone call from a recruiter

Watch The Economy Hub: The Reserve Bank holding the official cash rate at 1.75 per cent could delay rising rates for mortgage holders.

Statistics NZ figures show the pay gap between men and women is around 12 per cent, but at AA Insurance its less than 3 per cent.

COMMENT: Anyone fancy a guess as to the return of US shares in the next 35 years? No one knows for sure, Brent Sheather writes.

It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Feeling bored or stagnant in your current role? Thinking about searching for a new job, but not sure a job change is right for you?

New Zealand is lagging behind other developed countries when it comes to spending on research and development.

Optimism is your ally in the search for work

COMMENT: The Reserve Bank Governor is arguably the most influential - if unelected - role in New Zealand outside that of the Prime Minister or Minister of Finance.

New Zealand inflation expectations for the next two years have increased, a Reserve Bank survey shows.

All over Australia, people are setting up home offices or renting space in shared offices and going to work for themselves, Christopher Niesche writes.

A Downing Street white paper stated that Brits are entitled to three and a half months of holidays. For a second, Brexit didn't seem so bad.

Uber Technologies is offering its drivers an average of about a dollar apiece to dispose of alleged labor code violations

As Donald Trump's administration prepares to renegotiate NAFTA, the scope for the potential impact emerges.

COMMENT: NZ sharemarket is lagging in terms of size, liquidity and the ability to attract new listings.

Trade Minister Todd McClay will request that talks on a Mexican free trade deal be placed on the agenda when he meets his counterpart in Mexico.

A toilet cleaning company has been ordered to pay nearly $45,000 after an employee contracted Hepatitis B.

The expected roll-out of Ultra Fast Broadband in Morrinsville may be 18 months ahead of the original schedule - but it's not soon enough for local businesses. Made with funding from NZ On Air

COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.

An employee of a start-up with $32.9 million in funding has caused the company to go offline after accidentally deleting the wrong thing.

Bill English has identified disruption of the international system of open trade as the biggest threat to New Zealand's economic prosperity right now.