In our increasingly automated, disconnected world, a lobby group is proposing that everyone be paid a basic entitlement

Kiwi workers became more optimistic about their job prospects in the December, with employees feeling more secure and expecting future pay rises.

Feminists, lobbyists and advocacy groups all around the Western world have been banging on about the pay gap for years, Kerre McIvor writes.

Businesses are being cold-called by cowboy consultants about new health and safety rules and being told "you need us to keep you out of jail", a government agency says.

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Pushing forward with a positive attitude can help you on your way to your dream job

The European Court of Human Rights sends out alarming message to workers who email their loved ones during working hours.

Stuck in the office over summer? Danielle Wright finds ways to cope

Police have released the name of a man killed while working at a Huntly manufacturing business.

There's never been a better time to have a baby at Facebook or Netflix, but millions of ordinary Americans get no parental leave at all.

Apple had some good news to share Wednesday: the tech company "is now responsible for creating and supporting 1.9 million jobs".

A Ukrainian dairy farm worker was called a c*** and told to "f*** off to your own country" by his former South Island employers when he left following a dispute.

The answer may shock you.

We talk to Andy Routley on his personal achievements and challenges DB Breweries have to overcome.

What are the qualities of an ethical leader and how might someone with those qualities think and act?

People looking to maximise their earning prospects in 2016 should consider these careers.

A survey shows Kiwis prefer a guaranteed pay rise over a performance based bonus.

New research has found humour can be just the thing to get an organisation off on the right foot.

A Japanese restaurant has been fined $6000 for failing to keep employment records.

A woman will spend the next 15 years paying back more than $30,000 she stole while working for a taxpayer-funded agency.

Beneficiaries owed more than $627 million to Work and Income at the end of the financial year, according to official figures.

A Japanese food importing company has been sentenced over the death of a worker in a forklift accident.

A new survey reveals work-life balance is more important in New Zealand than in any other country.

For professional Santas, there's a monetary difference between a real beard and a fake one.

A task force has been given $32 million of government funding to crack down on underpayment of workers in South Auckland.

There are concerns about workplace abuse after it was discovered some retail staff were being paid $7 an hour. The adult minimum wage in New Zealand is $14.75.

Annual holidays are often our best chance to spend real quality time with our families and friends and to remember that most of us work to live not the other way around.

Regulatory questions are grabbing the headlines these days. How should one regulate health and safety?

There are three characteristics that should make you suspicious - and they will surprise you.