Employee satisfaction is at its highest level in 10 years, yet workers report low satisfaction with their benefits, says a new survey.

Women still earn about 10 per cent less than men after taking into account all measurable factors other than gender, new research has found.

A well-run, on-target meeting is a key form of business communication. The key is good planning and follow through, writes Robyn Pearce.

A hotel worker was awarded over $5000 for being unfairly dismissed after falling asleep during her shift.

COMMENT: How many excuses have you invented to avoid saying that two-letter word?

COMMENT: It isn't that rank itself is the problem. What is an issue is the abuse of rank or power in the workplace.

Microsoft and Facebook are the latest companies to open up about gender pay after facing pressure from shareholders.

A knowledge and experience vacuum is likely to be hard to fill

COMMENT: What great places or organisations do you know that can benefit from our 'junk'?

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks how to free up your time.

COMMENT: No one wants to see a worker, colleague or friend hurt. No boss wants to have to tell a family member that their loved one is in hospital or worse still, won't be coming home ever again, writes Grant McDonald.

Here are Reddit users' top ten tips for gaining employment.

Businesses using recruitment agencies to hire staff may be missing out on exposure to almost half of prospective applicants.

COMMENT: Robyn Pearce talks three ways to declutter your life.

Forest owners could have been liable for fines of up to $3 million if worker Blair Palmer had been killed by a falling tree today rather than last week.

Yahoo is losing the senior vice president who oversees talent acquisition and development.

COMMENT: Why is this legislation so difficult to comply with and which types of businesses are most at risk?

A Northland forestry worker didn't get to hospital for more than four hours after he was struck by a log and his distraught mother wants to know why.

Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell offers tips on how to identify signs of workplace bullying and what you can do about it.

Expert says universal basic income would have minimal drain on tax system

Figures released today show thousands of workers could be substantially lighter in the pocket because of underpaid holiday entitlements

Non-compliant employment agreements, inaccurate employment records and paying holiday pay incorrectly among the breaches.

A Hamilton roadworker was in serious condition after being run over by a digger this evening.

COMMENT: Harold Hillman talks five ways to spot and convert a cynic.

Tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple are renowned for asking weird, confusing and frankly mean questions of job applicants.

This year Myers said success in business comes from a gradual accumulation of knowledge.

For decades, companies have craved an alternative to top-down management. Yet moving beyond the corporate ladder has proved challenging.

Negative attitudes and perceptions of discrimination against part-time employees remain strong.

Boards need to move from being reactive to proactive, says Simon Arcus, chief executive of the Institute of Directors.