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Firms ready for silly season
Christmas Day is less than four weeks away and the busy silly season is kicking in.
Bedding worker's wife may end in court
A farm manager is considering employment action against his boss after discovering he was having an affair with his wife.
Kiwi stable as Thanksgiving eases trading
The New Zealand dollar was largely unchanged heading into the week's close as the Thanksgiving holiday in the US sapped trading activity.
Man killed in workplace incident named
Police believe John Douglas Howe was struck by a truck in the driveway in South Auckland on Wednesday.
Brian Fallow: Breathing life into carbon fight
Households and most businesses face higher power and fuel bills under proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme.
Deloitte Top 200: The quiet revolution
Managers and company directors are increasingly being held legally responsible for the actions of others writes Travis Atkinson.
Company charged after man buried
His workmates frantically tried to dig him out but he died at the scene.
London prices 'nothing on Auckland'
A mould-infested house on the North Shore is being held up by the international press as an example of how heated Auckland's property market has become.
Would you give this man a job?
The toned-up executive in the sharp suit, the well-dressed account manager with perfect makeup - when it comes to work success your appearance can make a difference.
Weight gain big worry for home workers - survey
A new global survey has revealed weight gain is the biggest worry among those working from home.
Crackdown for cheating doctors
Doctors and specialists have been scamming health insurer, Southern Cross, which has just announced new measures in an attempt to save millions.
Why Zuckerberg's paternity leave matters
With a picture on his Facebook page of a car seat, a stroller and his dog, Mark Zuckerberg announced he'd be taking two months of parental leave.
Adam Feeley quits Queenstown council job
Chief executive of Queenstown Lakes District Council has called it quits.
Liam Dann: Counting cranes with the kids
Liam Dann asks, when do we reach peak cranes? At what point do the silhouettes on the skyline become an ominous warning of an impending economic crash rather than a sign of economic confidence?
Politics and work a murky area
Vocal expression of opinions in the office can cause problems for bosses as well as workers.
New kind of bean counter at work
Coffee is big business and high-end firms are competing to be the one that provides the best for their staff.
Kiwi dollar lifts as US interest rises slowly
The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 0.6 per cent gain this week as the prospect of US interest rates grind higher at a slower pace than expected.
Man slips in vomit, runs own head over
A man who died in a grader accident was unwell and threw up in the cab before slipping in his vomit, falling out of the machine and running himself over: coroner.
Worker unfairly fired for cannabis claim
Co-worker had accused him of smoking synthetic cannabis on site and sitting in the middle of the road.
Pike River: 'Workplace attitudes need to change'
This week's anniversary of the Pike River mining disaster has sparked the need for workplace health and safety attitudes to change.
Who decides what 'disruption' really means?
A Harvard professor refuses to accept common use of "disruption".
Letting in Syrian refugees is good economics
The U.S. faces the dilemma of whether to take in refugees from the Syrian civil war, but it could prove beneficial for the economy.
Driver accused of sex attack gets $80K
Ritchies bus driver was suspended without pay when the accusation was made.
CEO Q&A: Hellaby Holdings, Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke, who left retirement business Abano for Hellaby Holdings, tells Anne Gibson of his plans in his new role
Why do men get all the credit?
Sarsons' research may explain some of the disparities in economics by pointing out another way that women may be discriminated against.