The number of billionaires has doubled since the start of the financial crisis, according to a report from anti-poverty campaigners.

Companies wanting to stay competitive in a fast-changing business environment need open and innovative workplaces, says TakeOn chief executive Paul Stewart.

Women are more likely to work in lower paying jobs as they become heavier. Not so for men, a US study shows.

Companies are rolling out the welcome mat for its employees' parents to stoke higher engagement among employees.

When we tell ourselves that we're too busy, that message becomes part of a loop between our speech and our subconscious.

The Government's Employment Relations Amendment Bill is best known for its removal of guaranteed rest and meal breaks. What else does it do?

On the very first day of my first job, as a junior legal secretary in the 1980s, I was asked to phone the local council to request rates details for a property settlement. As a shy 17 year old, with no experience of the business world and barely able to s

Economists and the financial markets see virtually no chance the Reserve Bank will lift the official cash rate from 3.5 per cent when it reviews it on Thursday.

Kiwis living in Australia are coming home and those planning to jump the Ditch have put their plans on hold because New Zealand's job opportunities and lifestyle hold more appeal.

Is inflation dead? The annual rate has fallen to 1 per cent, dangerously close to dropping outside the Reserve Bank's target band.

Diversity in the workforce is a polarising issue at times. During the recent election there was a lot of comment about the extent to which women, Pasifika and Maori, among other groups, should have their voices guaranteed in legislation.

The best workplaces in NZ - as rated by employees - have been named, so we asked them what made it such a great place to work.

Interest rates in New Zealand are likely to stay lower for longer, after today's unexpectedly low inflation numbers were released.

SkyCity, the largest single-site private-sector employer in central Auckland, prides itself on being an "employer of choice," says its chief executive.

It wasn't easy during the five years of the global financial crisis for New Zealand employees to advance their careers or achieve pay rises.

NZ's annual net migration rose to a record in September, beating government forecasts, as the inflow was spurred by Kiwis returning home from Australia.

Job ads for call centre staff in Auckland attracted the biggest number of applicants, according to online employment sites.

A sobbing SkyCity Entertainment Group employee told hundreds of shareholders of the raw deal the company had dealt her after 15 years of employment in Auckland.

You're bored, you're underperforming; your working life feels like treadmill of dull dissatisfaction.

Welcome to my regular series entitled "My Light Bulb Moment".

In late 2009, after being made redundant and with a new baby at home, Jonathan Rice started his human resources business out of necessity.