Non-standard work has grown much faster than traditional employment following the economic crash of 2008.

As it warms up in the US and workers are challenged with what to wear, the Career Coach outlines what's appropriate.

If the trends of the past 30 years had continued, America would have seen a million more entrepreneurs over the last decade than it did. So why didn't it?

Welcome to my regular series My Light Bulb Moment. This column highlights a blinding flash of insight business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced and how it changed their lives.

Consumer confidence has eased in the latest monthly ANZ Roy Morgan survey but remains on the positive side of its long-run trend.

Though it's fine to suggest career choices, it's wrong to impose them, especially your own unfulfilled career dreams.

Bill English's seventh budget brings home the reality of a hard economic grind, a far cry from the historic rock star sentiments.

Rob McLeod, chairman of EY, says while NZ is in a relatively strong position, we face material risks.

Bill English has basked in the NZ economy's rock star status but ironically unforeseen rocky conditions have denied him the satisfaction of unveiling his first Budget surplus.

In his seventh Budget Finance Minister Bill English keeps a tight fist around the reins of government spending.

The first piece of Budget-related legislation has passed its first stage with the support of parties in Parliament except for NZ First.

The interactive visualisation shows where the government money is spent. Readers can see the data by department and functional classification.

We might never see a CGT in this country, which could well be a good thing given the compromises that would likely be part of its introduction, writes Mark Lister.

Successful people don't put things off. Instead, as much as possible they finish what they've started.

Maybe you buy a Lotto ticket, have a flutter on the horses or even try your luck at the blackjack table, but would you gamble your salary?

Businesses have lifted their expectations for inflation, sapping immediate pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.

Lydia DePillis asks if all the secrecy around the Trans-Pacific Partnership is really worth the price.

Prime Minister John Key all but conceded that pressure from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for action on house prices was a catalyst for recent announcements.

Most US workers aren't comfortable discussing their pay with anyone at the office other than their boss or the HR department.

The rising trend of intelligent machines replacing human workers is contributing to a scarcity of jobs.

Watching the Reserve Bank grapple with the housing market has been like watching someone blowing up a long party balloon and trying to twist it into one of those sausage dogs.

That Apple should buy Greece with all the useless cash it has on hand is just a joke that won't go away.

Employers are adding online personality tests to their screening processes to gauge candidates work ethic.

The Auckland residential property boom has developed some of the characteristics of the Dublin bubble a decade ago, writes Brian Gaynor.

Job listings in the design and architecture industry have surged 49 per cent in the past year.

Hillary Clinton has fallen silent on the TPP, an interesting departure from her statements as the nation's top diplomat.

The Reserve Bank desperately needs the support of the Government to address the distortion its monetary policy is helping create, writes Peter Lyons.

Chief economist says Hosking has it wrong when he heaps all the blame for soaring house prices on the Auckland Council.