Bill English says he's willing to wait for next year's review of the Reserve Bank's policy targets agreement to consider whether it is still appropriate.

Raising income for low-wage earners saves the rest from higher tax and can help lift employment, writes Josie Pagani.

The operating balance before gains and losses was a surplus of $934 million in the seven months ended January 31.

WATCH THE ECONOMY HUB: Home owners could face higher mortgage payments if the Reserve Bank doesn't cut rates further this year.

Employers are among the stakeholders the Productivity Commission wants to hear from as it sets about a wide-ranging inquiry into tertiary education.

Quotable Value expert says activity is picking up and investors are starting to return to the market.

What should you do when a boss doesn't thank you, or a colleague - ew - doesn't wash their hands?

Our failure to pay women at the same rate as we pay men is nevertheless an expression of a deeply entrenched attitude in our society, Bryan Gould writes.

Always ask yourself, 'What can I delegate or out-source?', writes Robyn Pearce.

Companies issuing more bonds amid expectation Reserve Bank will cut rates.

Retail manager says she felt something was wrong with boss' interactions.

Peter Lyons writes about one of his favourite teaching experience, where he helped a group of students make an investment.

Thank heavens for the rain. The warm, wet summer has been fantastic for growing grass, and our farmers needed that.

The minimum wage is going up faster than the average wage but unions are still unimpressed.

February 29 is an extra day in the calendar with no extra pay.

The inside job is out of style for Kiwi workers this year. That's one trend from 2016's economic crime survey by professional services firm PwC.

Bill English has delivered his "State of the Economy" address. On the Economy Hub today, Herald business editor at large Liam Dann, with NZIER economist Christina Leung and Devon Funds Management's Paul Glass discuss the big points.

Creating a competitive environment in the workplace doesn't sound like a recipe for success, but, in the case of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, it's a formula worth repeating, discovers Danielle Wright

Once summer holidays are over, it's time to get out of our casual clothes, off the beach or mountain and head back to the office, writes Robyn Pearce.

Stress of running own clinics seen as putting doctors off working in isolated country areas.

Do you have a work bestie? A pretty straightforward (if paraphrased) question you'd think, but it still made me sit back and think. By Alan Perrott

If your need for perfection is stifling creativity in others, you may indeed qualify, writes Harold Hillman.

Best of the Business Year: Two years of advertising fails to find recruit for smalltown role despite "ridiculous income".

New Zealand Aluminium Smelters has lost its Court of Appeal bid to overturn an Employment Court decision on payment for statutory holidays that fell on a weekend.

A recent study has found using brand-name gear can provide a noticeable placebo effect that could boost work performance.

A woman has been jailed after fraudulently obtaining more than $800,000 to fund her "extravagant" lifestyle.

Economists are divided, but on balance, wait and see looks like the Reserve Bank's best strategy for interest rates, writes Brian Fallow.