COMMENT: Does flexible seating boost innovation? Well, maybe, writes workplace design expert Donna Wheatley.

A recent graduate applied for a position in the fashion industry and received this response: 'You have now wasted my time and yours!'

The number of people who are casually keeping an eye out for new job opportunities is soaring, according to a survey by recruitment

Home-buyers took a breather at the end of last year with new residential mortgage lending dipping down.

The unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent as labour force participation rate reached an all-time high.

COMMENT: Time is far too easily gobbled up in meetings, Robyn Pearce writes.

COMMENT: Donald Trump's economy plan though highly flawed, will probably not crash the economy, and might steal a lot of the left's thunder.

New Zealand's strong economic growth story looks set to be underpinned this year by ongoing record net migration flows, economists said.

EDITORIAL: Immigrants have always provided an easy target for populist politicians.

COMMENT: Dow Jones index has set record highs, Trump hit the ground running and elections loom in Europe and NZ.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative suggests immigrants cover the increase cost of infrastructure.

America's withdrawal from the TPP has come as a huge blow to many countries, but now China may be able to use it to its own advantage.

Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed the UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final three months of 2016.

It sounds like a dream, but it's not that simple.

The Government talks up the prospects of a new supply of housing for first-home buyers in Auckland, but is there a funding gap?

COMMENT: Is the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership the death of open economies or just a setback, Brian Fallow writes.

Costs have soared in the past 12 months undermining efforts to address New Zealand's affordability with increased housing supply.

Consumer prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two-and-a-half years as petrol got more expensive and house prices increased.

The New Zealand government's accounts recorded a smaller-than-forecast deficit in the first five months of the fiscal year.

Wall Street rose, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 20,000 for the first time.

Many researchers have looked into the carbon footprint of our tech habits.

A UK study into workplace dress codes has found that women have been told to wear high heels, dye their hair or wear revealing outfits at the office.

A professor who spent three decades teaching and researching was turned down from a job because he lacked a high-school certificate.

COMMENT: How can we combat these various forms of fraud? And how can we protect employees from risk and danger?

COMMENT: Identifying your skills and motivators will help you find the best job fit in 2017.

Whether you're cleaning the toilets or sitting in the boardroom, this one thing will always matter more than your pay.

The minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour on April 1, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse says.

Activity in New Zealand's services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, rose in December.

COMMENT: Corporate executives are preparing in case the president of the United States comes after them on Twitter, Kara Alaimo writes.