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Can you make colleagues do the right thing?
What should you do when a boss doesn't thank you, or a colleague - ew - doesn't wash their hands?

Bryan Gould: Fair pay fight part of wider war for respect
Our failure to pay women at the same rate as we pay men is nevertheless an expression of a deeply entrenched attitude in our society, Bryan Gould writes.

What the best companies get right about salaries
Unhappy with your salary? You're not alone.

Harold Hillman: When will they discover that I'm an imposter?
Imposter syndrome is a prevalent worry for 75 per cent of high-achievers during their careers, writes Harold Hillman.

Robyn Pearce:'I never seem to get to the big jobs!'
Always ask yourself, 'What can I delegate or out-source?', writes Robyn Pearce.

Forced out by 'pestering' boss
Retail manager says she felt something was wrong with boss' interactions.

Peter Lyons: Seeing young thrive huge thrill for a teacher
Peter Lyons writes about one of his favourite teaching experience, where he helped a group of students make an investment.

Minimum wage to rise
The minimum wage is going up faster than the average wage but unions are still unimpressed.

Hilton's Masters competition a winner
Creating a competitive environment in the workplace doesn't sound like a recipe for success, but, in the case of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, it's a formula worth repeating, discovers Danielle Wright

Who says the office has to be in a building?
Once summer holidays are over, it's time to get out of our casual clothes, off the beach or mountain and head back to the office, writes Robyn Pearce.

Is this why no one wants the $400K job?
Stress of running own clinics seen as putting doctors off working in isolated country areas.

Best friends make work fun
Do you have a work bestie? A pretty straightforward (if paraphrased) question you'd think, but it still made me sit back and think. By Alan Perrott

Harold Hillman: Six signs of a control freak
If your need for perfection is stifling creativity in others, you may indeed qualify, writes Harold Hillman.

The $400K job that no one wants
Best of the Business Year: Two years of advertising fails to find recruit for smalltown role despite "ridiculous income".

Tiwai Point faces $20m back pay bill
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters has lost its Court of Appeal bid to overturn an Employment Court decision on payment for statutory holidays that fell on a weekend.

How a branded suit makes you better at your job
A recent study has found using brand-name gear can provide a noticeable placebo effect that could boost work performance.

Woman defrauded employer of $800k
A woman has been jailed after fraudulently obtaining more than $800,000 to fund her "extravagant" lifestyle.

What we should learn from adversity
Joyce writes about how we can learn from the tough times, especially those seemingly uncontrollable things that happen at work.

Rachel Brown: Six ways your business can take on climate change
While climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, it's also one of the biggest economic opportunities.

French may soon legally ignore work emails
Provision would give employees the right to ignore professional emails and other messages when outside the office.

Robyn Pearce: Let your staff nap on the job
So why do I suggest we let tired people nap on the job? Not only parents of young children, but now also the rest of society is sleep-deprived, writes Robyn Pearce.

How to write emails people will actually respond to
If you're sick of no one replying to your emails, try writing as if you were 9 years old.

Harold Hillman: Don't be a back seat driver on your own career path
Is it time to take the steering wheel and make some different turns?

David Webb: Bring Your Own Device - worth the risk?
Despite the clear advantages of a BYOD workplace, there are potential risks to a business, allowing corporate data to be accessed on personal devices.

Teen's rubbish truck death: council prosecuted
Devonshire, of West Harbour, was crushed in the incident which happened on her fifth week in the job.

Fatal workplace incident in Christchurch
A man has died in a workplace incident in Christchurch this afternoon after he was trapped under the ramp of a truck.

Affco must allow workers to return to day shifts
The Employment Court has ruled Affco must allow 200 Wairoa freezing workers to return to their jobs.