Strikes and protests at McDonald's will go ahead this week after a union rejected a new employment offer from the fast food giant.

'Young and fabulous,' it says on the teenager's T-shirt, in big gold letters. If it is meant to be ironic, it isn't.

Assistant finance professor Noah Smith on discrimination in the US and how reducing it is beneficial to the economy.

Research finds three new facts that show how much pay still differs for men and women - even at the very top.

If you are reading this and you don't own Auckland property, this will probably ruin your Sunday.

Karla L. Miller's advice to a reader on how to handle a hostile takeover situation.

Amid all the chatter of parity this week, I heard not a word of credit given to those who changed the country, writes John Roughan.

"One of the most important realisations for me was the determination, energy, focus and 'stickability' needed to make our business a success," says Hannah Shone, founder of The Natural Parent magazine.

More than half of company bosses are planning to freeze salaries this year, but skilled finance and accounting professionals are more likely to get a boost in pay.

The former Telecom boss has a lower profile, but she’s very much back in business — though the scale is a little smaller these days.

New projects and increased demand will underpin a recruitment drive this year in Auckland's information technology sector, says Absolute IT director Grant Burley.

Career agent Annie O'Keefe on how to tackle odd, awkward and uncomfortable questions in a job interview.

What current house prices represent is not dissimilar to what the dollar represents: success, writes Mike Hosking.

Workers at KFC, Pizza Hutt, Carl's Junior and Starbucks will have guaranteed hours giving them job stability as Restaurant Brands does away with zero hour contracts.

It may not be at parity yet with the aussie, but a stronger Kiwi dollar will favour increased New Zealand investment across the Tasman.

"March is always the most active month for property sales, but there has never been a month's trading to compare with the past month," Barfoot and Thompson said.

As businesses are getting busier, it is a good time to revisit the key guiding principles for all boards in NZ to follow.

That willingness to go above and beyond for tenants - by taking care of pets and watering plants - didn't sit well with management.

Chaos theory calls it the butterfly effect. It's the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could cause a tornado in Texas, Bernard Hickey writes.

No job titles. No traditional bosses. It might sound nice, but would you really want to work there?

Coal prices have dropped 33pc to levels that have made most mining companies across the Appalachia region unprofitable.

Older workers who lose their jobs spend longer periods out of work, and if they find other jobs, they tend to pay less than the ones they left.

Economics editor Brian Fallow asks if the Reserve Bank's inflation target should be changed.

Getting more women into leadership isn't a gender issue - it's just good business.