GemLab founder Paul Nilsson reflects on his business' 30-year history and explains how it has overcome a huge hurdle.

Feeling bored or stagnant in your current role? Thinking about searching for a new job, but not sure a job change is right for you?

Some moments are better than others for asking for a pay rise, top chief financial officers say.

The first Monday of February is the UK's "National Sickie Day". Here are some of the worst excuses for a day off.

A toilet cleaning company has been ordered to pay nearly $45,000 after an employee contracted Hepatitis B.

It sounds like a dream, but it's not that simple.

Whether you're cleaning the toilets or sitting in the boardroom, this one thing will always matter more than your pay.

Empty wine bottles, bra and cream-filled condoms led 'humiliated' cleaner to believe his colleagues had had an orgy.

The minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour on April 1, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse says.

Imagine only having to come into the office three days a week, with Monday and Friday spent at home...

A fruit picking farm has copped flack on social media after a former worker revealed its harsh set of rules for backpackers.

A workplace dispute occurred after an employee received a text message about work from his boss on a Sunday.

Former Saatchi & Saatchi chair Kevin Roberts quit after causing furor when he said women lacked 'vertical ambition'.

With flight attendants suffering strange, painful symptoms, American Airlines has already spent US$1 million trying to figure out what's going on.

Former Rangiora High School principal Peggy Burrows who was wrongfully sacked from her job will not appeal a decision rejecting her request for reinstatement.

Small businesses are upbeat about the year ahead, with confidence at its highest level in almost two years.

A former high school principal who was sacked from her job has been awarded $150,000 for unfair dismissal.

Britain's jobless rate is likely to stay close to its pre-crisis low this year, as employment remains resilient.

Three owner-operators of Auckland clothing retailers have been ordered by the ERA to pay $60,000 for intimidating two previous employees.

Three store owners have been ordered to pay $20,000 each for allegedly organising Black Power members to intimidate witnesses in an employment dispute.

Within Facebook's engineering department, the push for greater diversity in hiring has been largely hampered.

Crew Consulting founder Tom Sweeney explains why his firm is based in Dunedin and what it's like being an owner.

As Barack Obama prepares to leave office, his staff has revealed what the President's been like behind the scenes in the White House.

Legislation in France around set hours for responding to work emails is something to consider, says the Council of Trade Unions.

COMMENT: While the proposal is good in theory, it's no panacea for the challenges of our modern economy.

We're moving towards a "post-work economy" and it's nowhere near as good as it sounds.

A new study has revealed the motivations behind why Kiwis' leave their day jobs to start their own business.

Many people working in an office would prefer to fix houses or bake cakes for a living. Should they, would you?

Attempts to restrict immigration in the era of Brexit and Trump will not only damage the economy. Here's how.

A wrap of small business owners' top tips and advice for those thinking of starting up a business.