If the wording of legislation lives up the Government's promise at the weekend, this country may soon be rid of "zero-hour contracts".

Businesses' current interest in happiness and wellbeing has to do with cold hard economics and shifts in the labour force. Happiness is good for business.

Divided eurozone leaders clash over the fate of Greece with a catastrophic exit from the single currency looming large as they struggle to reach a bailout deal.

And some we’re not. Here’s where most people get caught out with money.

Younger people often seem to have a natural understanding of how people are engaging in the marketplace writes Liam Dann.

A Waiheke Island real estate agent has been faulted for giving a stranger keys to a holiday bach he was selling, without the property owner's knowledge.

Xero NZ's 27-year-old sales director Ben Richmond is setting his sights on becoming Prime Minister.

Unfair employment practices including zero-hours contracts are not going to be solved by National's latest measures, politicians and a union representative say.

Joyce E.A. Russell, vice dean at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business answers reader questions.

The rout in the New Zealand dollar appears to be over, for the moment at least.

Gabriel Makhlouf says the Government should stick to its fiscal strategy, despite falling dairy prices and rising global turmoil.

Mutivitamins, yoga, superfoods or extreme times management cannot save us from this treadmill.

Urgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.

Equities advanced, while US Treasuries fell, after Chinese stocks bounced and Greece prepared to submit fresh proposals.

Is the emissions-reduction target the Government announced this week ambitious, as it says, or feeble and inadequate, as its critics say?

Chinese stocks staged a spectacular comeback yesterday after Wednesday's horror losses.

If the turmoil knocks domestic confidence and with it internal domestic demand there will be a spillover effect, writes Fran O'Sullivan. The Chinese Government is a significant buyer of NZ Government bonds.

How can the air be gently let out of the souffle without having it collapse? Mathhew Goodson writes.

While playing grannie I had to fit in a few hours of my own work. This is what happened, writes Robyn Pearce.

The European Central Bank has tightened liquidity conditions for the Greek banking system following the landslide referendum victory for the Athens Government.

There will be more job opportunities this year and the bulk of salaried workers can expect a raise, albeit a small one, thanks to strong economic growth and employer confidence.

Chinese shares are plunging again today, suggesting a raft of Govt-introduced measures aimed at halting the sell-off are failing.

Why are the Germans and other creditors determined to force the Greeks into such a damaging dead end? The answer is they care little for the travails of the Greek people, writes Brian Gould.

Activities like masters-level sport increase our quality of life as we get older.

Karla L. Miller answers a reader question about how to get ahead when you suffer from a permanent scowl.

The reality of China's SOE privatisation is far from the potted free-market anecdote we like to tell ourselves.

Tips to find time when it feels like you are spinning out of control, running on a treadmill that won't slow down.

The workplace can be a breeding ground for stress. Deadlines, performance reviews, restructuring; employees are often faced with big issues they feel are beyond their control.

As Greeks go to the polls they find themselves at a beggar's crossroads, one which leads to calamity in every direction, Brian Fallow writes.