A man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife and business partner more than $100,000 after their relationship ended and she was sacked.

Strategies to help you commit to finishing tasks and avoid interrupting the flow of your activities.

A word of encouragement for working mums: You are actually more productive than your childless peers.

Promotion used to mean climbing the ladder of an organisational hierarchy, when the ladders had many more rungs than they do now.

Experts are warning employers advertising for "young" staff" could be in breach of the Human Rights Act.

A law which takes away the legal right to a tea break and weakens collective bargaining has taken line honours as the first law change passed in National’s third term.

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

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.

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.

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

Standing desks like can help to improve productivity and better your health.

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.

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.