Pak'n Save worker stormed off the job after colleague said "good morning" to him, following an agreement the two men would not speak to each other in the workplace.

More Americans are abandoning the traditional career path and working just enough hours to pay the bills or pursue a passion.

Infrastructure has long been something of an old boys' club - but Lara Poloni, chief executive of AECOM Australia and New Zealand - says that times are changing.

Here are some more time tips for working parents, following on from last week's article on how to reduce early-morning stress.

You've hired great people to work in your organisation and spent time and money training them. Now, how do you keep them there for as long as possible?

As with dress codes, some people need explicit guidance on office-kitchen etiquette.

Dame Malvina Major highlights a "blinding flash of insight" and how this changed her life forever.

Entrepreneurial businesses are constantly thinking of ways to change the working environment, in the hope of creating a more inspiring, productive, cost-effective workplace. The end game is more engaged workers and a better bottom line.

A bill banning zero-hour contracts without compensating the worker or without allowing the worker to turn down the work has been introduced to Parliament today.

I'd like to suggest a new business paradigm recognising "special" employees like me, because generally we're so vibrant, innovative and fun to have around, Paul Charman.

Average pay packages have gone up by almost $100 a month during the past year but not everyone has been lucky enough to get a rise, says an industry expert.

When it comes to choosing how much risk to take while investing, I can't help but think of relationships. Call me a romantic if you like.

Roger Sharp talks to Henri Eliot in Singapore about his perspectives on corporate governance and the digital disruption.

Amid so much success in the tech industry, there is also a whiff of hubris - of which the lavish treatment of employees is just one symptom, writes Matthew Lynn.

It all started when a "self-taught engineer, extreme introvert, science-nerd, anime-lover, college dropout" wrote that she was tired of stereotypes.

The workplace is filled with opportunities to negotiate. The most important thing you can do is fully prepare, writes Joyce Russell.

Karla L. Miller's advice column on how to deal with a boss who is very open in the workplace about his religious beliefs.

Wal-mart has boosted wages, yet for some of the hundreds of thousands of workers getting no raise, there is rising dissent.

Seven former Mike Pero Mortgages' franchisees have taken High Court action over restraint-of-trade obligations.

There are many downsides to open plan offices. Time and productivity columnist Robyn Pearce explains.

About one thousand meatworkers at eight Affco plants in the North Island have voted to strike for two days.

The chief executive of a credit card company is counting the cost of his decision to set a minimum wage of $70,000 for all his 120 employees.

Tom Hartmann takes a moment to look at a fundamental of investing: how soon you need your money back.

Abbie Reynolds says she has the perfect job.

An Auckland Council boss who splashed out more than $900 on restaurant meals and drinks on his work credit card has sparked a warning about fraud risks.

Facebook has announced that other companies can use its internal diversity training. But is this a case of "Do as I say and not as I do?"

The qualities that make a great athlete are strikingly similar to the qualities that make for a great business leader.

We need to return to a leadership land where we put people ahead of money, short-term opportunism and pure shareholder interest, writes Chris Till.

New Zealand business confidence fell for a second month, to the most pessimistic in six years, led by the agricultural sector and construction companies.

Law change aims to reduce legacy of workplace harm, write Christie Hall and Zena Razoki.