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![Boss's paycut to hike wages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Boss's paycut to hike wages
The boss of a technology start-up in Seattle has shocked his employees by raising his company's minimum wage to US$70,000 ($92,160).
![Dita De Boni: Zero-hour contracts backdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dita De Boni: Zero-hour contracts backdown
How pleasing it was to see Labour Minister Michael Woodhouse walk back from the worst excesses of zero-hour contracts this week, Dita De Boni writes.
![Anna Russell: Most lead lives of quiet desperation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Anna Russell: Most lead lives of quiet desperation
Too often the purpose of why a company exists becomes lost in an unrelenting focus on the bottom-line.
![McDonald's offers fresh contract talks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
McDonald's offers fresh contract talks
McDonald's has proposed a return to mediation over the union campaign to end "zero-hours" contracts in the fast food industry.
![A Middle Earth Adventure in New Zealand - from Alps to Ocean by bike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
A Middle Earth Adventure in New Zealand - from Alps to Ocean by bike
If you'd like a challenge, I thoroughly recommend getting some wheels and starting to train for a cycle trail somewhere next summer.
![Changes signaled to zero-hour contracts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Changes signaled to zero-hour contracts
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse is keen to see some of the harshest contracts outlawed.
![Love at work can turn to HR nightmare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Love at work can turn to HR nightmare
When two employees of a Christchurch insurance company decided to engage in sexual activity under the fluorescent lights of a glass-clad office, they had little idea of the furore that would....
![Work Advice: Feeling hostile about this takeover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Work Advice: Feeling hostile about this takeover
Karla L. Miller's advice to a reader on how to handle a hostile takeover situation.
![The second coming of Theresa Gattung](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The second coming of Theresa Gattung
The former Telecom boss has a lower profile, but she’s very much back in business — though the scale is a little smaller these days.
![Annie O'Keefe: Jobs - dealing with odd and awkward questions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Annie O'Keefe: Jobs - dealing with odd and awkward questions
Career agent Annie O'Keefe on how to tackle odd, awkward and uncomfortable questions in a job interview.
![Two more Outlook time-saving tips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Two more Outlook time-saving tips
Time and productivity columnist Robyn Pearce adds to her list of time-saving email tips that will save you hours per week.
![Henri Eliot: Guiding principles for effective governance in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Henri Eliot: Guiding principles for effective governance in NZ
As businesses are getting busier, it is a good time to revisit the key guiding principles for all boards in NZ to follow.
![Half of workers unhappy in job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Half of workers unhappy in job
If you're miserable in the workplace, take solace in the fact that you've got a lot of company.
![Zappos to employees: Get behind 'no bosses' approach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Zappos to employees: Get behind 'no bosses' approach
No job titles. No traditional bosses. It might sound nice, but would you really want to work there?
![Robyn Pearce: Two simple email tips that will save you hours per week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Robyn Pearce: Two simple email tips that will save you hours per week
Don't let your work get distracted by email alerts. Turn off the alerts and check your emails when it suits you throughout the day.
![Anti-Islam bias target of summit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Anti-Islam bias target of summit
Challenges faced by Muslim workers in New Zealand and the reluctance of employers to hire them are among the issues that will be up for discussion at a summit.
![What sort of bad boss do you have?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
What sort of bad boss do you have?
Working for an unreasonable boss can cause health problems, including increasing employees' risk of heart disease and heart attack.
![Wayne Besant: 6 ideas to kickstart social change in your organisation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Wayne Besant: 6 ideas to kickstart social change in your organisation
How do we use thinking big while starting small to the social and cultural mission of positive race relations?
![Twelve Questions: Sir Michael Hill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Twelve Questions: Sir Michael Hill
Jewellery magnate Sir Michael Hill hosted this month’s NZ Golf Open at his private course in Queenstown before visiting Auckland on his superyacht VvS1 for the launch of The Bachelor.
![Tips for women entrepreneurs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Tips for women entrepreneurs
Sometimes to start a business, you just have to take that first step. Joyce E.A Russell offers tips for women to take the first step into business.
![How to go from good to great](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
How to go from good to great
How do you remain motivated when you are already succeeding, how do you stay driven when a big goal has already been reached?
![Watercooler: How to handle clues to co-workers' drinking, depression](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Watercooler: How to handle clues to co-workers' drinking, depression
Karla L. Miller writes a Washington Post advice column on navigating the modern workplace.
![Harold Hillman: Without self-awareness, you're going to struggle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Harold Hillman: Without self-awareness, you're going to struggle
If you're trying to be a better leader, or a better teammate, it all starts with knowing yourself first.
![Robyn Pearce: Seize the moment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Robyn Pearce: Seize the moment
If we take the time to be present in the moment, we expand time – we have more of it.