We like feeling that the things that make us upset are considered upsetting by other people, as well.

Job security in Canada remains at elevated levels despite energy companies and retailers firing workers.

Robots can leave all future high-tech workers and, potentially, all future low-tech workers worse off.

New Zealand profit from the country's biggest general insurer, Insurance Australia Group, rose from $92 million to $193 million.

Winston Peters says the Financial Markets Authority must investigate "a huge volume" in trading of SkyCity shares.

Praise people when they perform well and minimise your attention on activities you don't want them to focus on.

The softness of Japan's rebound shows PM Abe's challenge to revive the economy from two decades of stagnation.

Italy has only grown 4 per cent - in total - since the euro was created 16 years ago.

Zero-hour contracts work well for some people and stamping out some of the worst aspects that can come with them is better than the "overreaction" of a total ban, the Government says.

Many people start the new year thinking a change of job could be the key to a better 2015 - but sometimes it may be better to stay put.

As with most employment situations, there's a good way to tackle announcing you're leaving for your OE and a not-so-good approach.

Japan's economy expanded less than economists estimated in the fourth quarter, underlining the difficulty in stoking growth while export gains are undermined.

The expected price for smaller Auckland homes is continuing to increase, with Trade Me reporting a 26.5 per cent jump for properties of one and two bedrooms.

Suddenly, no one in politics seems willing to use these words, as if calling someone working class were an insult.

Parents of many school leavers will find it hard to relate to the working demands faced by their children.

Enjoy low oil prices while they last, though how long that will be is anyone's guess, writes Brian Fallow.

New Zealand Post will decrease deliveries of post to three days per week from July, costing 400 posties their job.

The lack of students leaving secondary school with Information and Communications Technology qualifications has been a concern for several years, however the Auckland Business Leaders Group says fixing it more urgent than ever.

Walt Glazer asks whether Auckland should become the Hong Kong of the South Pacific or remain a Kiwi oasis of security for the future.

Salvation Army says housing shortage adding "incredible stress" to families as its State of Nation report shows Auckland's crisis worsened by a record near-4000 houses last year.

Finance Minister Bill English has responded to a warning about a “sharp correction” in the housing market, saying that skyrocketing house prices “cannot go on forever”.

Leaders have been encouraged to show their vulnerable side. But can showing vulnerability actually work against you?

Does anybody believe the warning from the Governor of the Reserve Bank that Auckland house prices could crash, or in economic jargon, suffer a "sharp correction"?

The money printing by central banks of other nations is dribbling down into our housing market, writes Bernard Hickey.

Three iwi now have assets valued at $2.7b but in the next few years, 30 to 40 will emerge with that financial firepower, one expert says.

Greece has lost a critical funding artery as the European Central Bank restricts loans to its financial system.

Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace.

Do better work because you're refreshed, restored and re-energised by prioritising your time.