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Robyn Pearce: Are you too available?

Robyn Pearce talks about the effects of being too available. "Many go home every night frustrated by the myriad interruptions that block them from attending to their real work."

Not asking could be expensive mistake

It can feel great getting news that you have an interview for the job you want. But after rocking up and meeting your prospective employer, the question of when to ask about the salary can loom large.

Bryan Gould: Unemployment rate is proof economy is failing

An economy with a permanent pool of unemployed and with no real growth in wage rates is also an economy with less purchasing power and demand than it ideally needs, writes Bryan Gould.

Tattoos hit the NZ workplace mainstream

Kiwis companies, it seems, are liberal on the idea of employees with visible tattoos.

Catriona MacLennan: Equal Pay Day - a message to Len Brown

November 10 is Equal Pay Day. There is 14 per cent of the year left to run and, as New Zealand women on average earn 14 per cent an hour less than men, women effectively work from now until the end of the year unpaid.

Chinese workers exploited in NZ: claim

Chinese engineers are allegedly being paid $61 per day, well below NZ's minimum wage of $14.25 per hour.

Young professionals left to languish

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

Robert Reid: Zero hour contracts could be here to stay

After promising to ban the punitive aspects of zero hour contracts, the Minister is championing a Bill that will entrench them, writes Robert Reid. It appears that we have a government and a Minister who operate in a kind of cul-de-sac.

Forget standing desks, time to lie down

A US-designed work station allows users to work on computers while lying down.

The great portaloo payout

Mr. Gemmell was suspended for refusing to move the toilet from his worksite.

Workplace stress kills even more Americans

People often like to groan about how their job is "killing" them. For many U.S. workers, that statement appears to be true.

Small Business: Interns - Julia Forsyth, BigEars

Julia Forsyth and her husband Mark are the founders of customer feedback technology company BigEars.

$13,000 for just nine days' work

Bartender gets payout after boss yelled at her and told her he "did not need her any longer".

Are CEOs with daughters better for society?

Business school professors have a knack for finding some pretty bizarre links between the personal lives of CEOs and the professional results at the companies they run.

Money not only motivator for job change

Survey reveals employees leave jobs in the search for better workplace values.

Stood up? Don't take it lying down

Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers.