COMMENT: This year your boss might not laugh when you ask for a pay rise, writes Mark Lister.

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says Trump's economic plan is setting the stage for a financial crisis.

As Obama took office amid the depths of the recession, the American unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent. Last month, it was 4.7 per cent.

A great coach can be the key to an athlete's success so why don't we use them for brain training too?

Profits at some of London's top hedge funds have taken a hit after they were caught out by the global shocks of last year.

Skilled workers are holding the trump cards in 2017 and bosses will need to offer pay sweeteners if they want to retain top staff

A Dunedin games developer has made headlines across the globe after bemoaning ''the hard truth'' about making virtual reality games.

Supermarket cake and awkwardly enduring your colleagues singing Happy Birthday are a rite of passage for any employee but now there are calls to ban the ritual.

Dreamworld has remained practically empty during peak season two months after four people were tragically killed on a ride at the Gold Coast theme park.

COMMENT: While the proposal is good in theory, it's no panacea for the challenges of our modern economy.

We're moving towards a "post-work economy" and it's nowhere near as good as it sounds.

Attempts to restrict immigration in the era of Brexit and Trump will not only damage the economy. Here's how.

COMMENT: 2016 was not a boring year. In fact, it was interesting, but in an "ancient Chinese curse" kind of way.

In a open letter, Britain's five biggest business groups have joined forces and promised to make a success of Brexit.

French workers have won the right to ignore all work emails outside of the office.

If you saw her walking down the street, you'd never guess at the heights of Eli Censor's success. Here's how she did it.

Sarah Trotman, director of business relations at AUT, has been appointed an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and the community.

A common type of deception known as 'paltering' turns up in business negotiations and politics

The free-market has made the economy more efficient, but the loss of dignity for workers has been catastrophic.

The South African High Commissioner has successfully invoked diplomatic immunity so can't be investigated for sacking a domestic worker.

A former Dunedin bus driver "wrongly branded as a thief and a fraudster" after being dismissed over a $2.90 fare has won nearly $20,000 in compensation.

They make a living out of being the smartest people in the room and bossing others around, so how do you tell a CEO what to do?

New Zealand's economy batted away some curly political curveballs of 2016 to end the year on a high note.

Corporate philanthropy can better place a firm competitively, in terms of attracting customers, employees and strategic partners.

Argentina was one of the world's 10 richest countries at the turn of the last century, but inequality stopped the country's growth in its tracks.

If you are waiting for the next Chinese boom, you have already missed it.

A former top official at a $266 billion US pension fund allegedly steered $2.9 billion in trades in exchange for drugs and prositutes.

The Bay of Plenty's untapped supply of skilled workers could be unleashed if employers embraced flexible working arrangements, a Tauranga

The Privacy Commissioner has publicly censured a Whanganui drilling company for failing to protect an employee's confidential information.

A booming construction sector continued helped New Zealand's economy grow at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter.