The line between work and home life is becoming increasingly fuzzy, according to a recent report by HR and recruitment specialists Randstad.

An experienced office worker with a previously unblemished record, today admitted stealing thousands in cash after falling behind with her household bills.

An employee that started her own competing business and took a key supplier from former business penalised $10,000.

Survey finds Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the week - and Kiwi workers reckon they'd be happier if they finished early at the end of the week.

Sweden is the first country to trial six-hour working days, following a study that outlines the risks of working longer.

A self-diagnosed workaholic, Jeanette Russell knows that a real vacation requires her to completely unplug, it's also company policy.

Record numbers of $1m-plus house sale prices linked to growing applications for work in regions.

Business confidence extended its decline in the third quarter, plunging to its lowest level in more than four years.

A 50-year-old truck driver crushed and lacerated by metal beams while unloading his vehicle at a Hamilton factory remains in a serious but stable condition at Waikato Hospital this morning.

Bosses should stop encouraging employees to become leaders - and teach them how to be followers instead.

Turns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.

Elon Musk is a notorious workaholic. As the head of SpaceX and Tesla has long made clear, he doesn't really need much vacation.

Fonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.

A man fired after racking up a $23k bill on his work phone and returning to work late from a holiday was justifiably dismissed, the ERA has found.

What is gossip? Friendly, jokey work banter and gossip are worlds apart. Here's a guide to telling the difference.

Are businesses placing less importance on university degrees?

Harvard research suggests women aren't in leadership positions because they just don't want the jobs as much as men do.

Businessman Michael Thompson argues he should be able to keep more than half of an $8 million payment the Supreme Court says is relationship property.

This column highlights a "blinding flash of insight" business, cultural and sports leaders have experienced, and how this changed their lives forever.

People of a certain age and experience could well cut a career as an executive contractor - although the gig might not suit everyone.

Mike Pero's name still synonymous with the enterprise he founded.

"Cultural intelligence" will be more important than a high IQ when it comes to hiring staff in 10 years, says high profile lawyer Mai Chen.

Henri Eliot gives his top ten tips on how company directors can improve public speaking.

According to Census data, people in some jobs are more likely than people in others to marry someone in the same field.

In March I received my permit to work in the US and my Green Card is imminent so I swung into job-searching mode in April.

An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.

Legal high godfather Matt Bowden's company must pay a former employee more than $85,000.

A chef who was accused of inappropriately touching a pizza cook in a Canterbury restaurant was fired after several staff members allegedly refused to work with him.

Cabinet Minister Paula Bennett has played to the political gallery by jettisoning the $88 million Chinese bid to buy Lochinver Station because it did not provide enough new jobs.

The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.