Former director of Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre Jim Kennedy spent almost 40 years with Nasa. The retiree now travels, speaking on leadership.

Digital entrepreneur and Massive Inc co-founder Claudia Batten opens up about her unconventional career path.

Which comes first - happiness or success? Lynne Miller offers some suggestions for a better working life.

Ask a 15-year-old what makes his generation different from the ones before, and he'll give you a straight answer: "Anything that's not digital is boring."

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

Companies that don't have websites that work natively with smartphones may be missing out on key talent, warns recruitment firm Hays.

Employers will have greater health and safety obligations once the Health and Safety Reform Bill becomes law in the first half of 2015.

The Government has spelled out its masterplan for reversing skyrocketing house prices across the country - but will the 10-point plan work?

Please sir I want a tea break." In Charles Dickens' Victorian novel Oliver Twist, published three years after The Poor Law (Amendment) Act.

A new survey has found Kiwis were more downcast about their job and earnings prospects and security. But the region that's most optimistic may surprise you.

It IS rocket science - and Auckland-based Rocket Lab has about 35 jobs to fill as it shoots for it s first flight at the end of the year.

Human animals are naturally suspicious creatures.

Bayleys Realty Group has appointed Chris Gwin to the newly-created role of director marketing and communications.

I'm feeling sheepish. That's because Greg Lester, the man in charge of the Maui A offshore platform has very earnestly asked me if I feel empowered to intervene if I see anything happening that I feel is unsafe.

A woman has been told she would not receive paid parental leave as she failed to chase up her lost application.

NZ's job market is on a high with double-digit growth in the final quarter of last year and IT workers, builders and architects in most demand.

Getting back into the new year of work after a holiday can be hard. It's normal to want to stay on holiday - but the point is that most people need to make money to survive.

To differentiate your business you need a strange culture and strange people, says one of New Zealand's leading business consultants.

Sometimes, we do major things that aren't authentic to ourselves, often to please someone else. We see short-term gain but it very quickly becomes apparent that we've made a poor decision.

I was told once upon a time that an angry man has never solved a problem so every single problem has a solution and a calm rational approach to problem solving is preferred.

An Australian IT company that exploited a New Zealand worker for seven months has been ordered to pay him more than $100,000.

A veteran postie who was wrongly sacked for failing to deliver 29 circulars has got his job back and has been awarded nearly $14,000 in back pay and compensation.

A Wellington chef who was sacked on the spot after sleeping through his alarm twice and missing a busy shift with a sore leg has been awarded nearly $10,000.

A foul-mouthed seafood company employee who was fired for allegedly intimidating colleagues got his job back and a $18,000 payout.