Do you have a work bestie? A pretty straightforward (if paraphrased) question you'd think, but it still made me sit back and think. By Alan Perrott

If your need for perfection is stifling creativity in others, you may indeed qualify, writes Harold Hillman.

A recent study has found using brand-name gear can provide a noticeable placebo effect that could boost work performance.

Should New Zealand follow suit?

Businesses are recognising there's more to a candidate's employability than purely academic qualifications, finds Danielle Wright

Joyce writes about how we can learn from the tough times, especially those seemingly uncontrollable things that happen at work.

While climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, it's also one of the biggest economic opportunities.

Is it time to take the steering wheel and make some different turns?

Despite the clear advantages of a BYOD workplace, there are potential risks to a business, allowing corporate data to be accessed on personal devices.

A man has died in a workplace incident in Christchurch this afternoon after he was trapped under the ramp of a truck.

The Employment Court has ruled Affco must allow 200 Wairoa freezing workers to return to their jobs.

Women don't necessarily need more time off. They need men to get it off too, helping to level the opportunities for everyone.

It's tough to be a working dad, too.

Fullers Group Limited pleaded guilty to two breaches following a ferry crash that injured more than a dozen.

Disclosing a mental health issue in a workplace is still a risky call for most workers, research shows.

Worksafe will need to show its approach to farm safety is reducing workplace casualties or farmers could find themselves being held to account in the courts.

Next time your boss tries to convince you of the benefits of working from home, spare a thought for how that could contribute to wrecking the planet.

The annual strategy off-site is when a board conducts a deep dive into strategy which is a critical component of their governance role.

New Zealand workers are among the most holiday deprived in the world, according to a global study.

Humanoid robots are fulfilling an increasingly broad range of jobs in Japan.

They can take the worker out of the holidays but they can't take the holidays out of the worker, writes Matt Heath.

Office jobs globally are quickly being taken over by new technology but simple measures such as reskilling will prepare workers for the inevitable.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners about flexible working.

Herald analysis shows finance, media and IT sectors have the biggest discrepancies in pay equality.

January is a great time to re-assess your life and career progress, ask "Am I enjoying my job and career?

In our increasingly automated, disconnected world, a lobby group is proposing that everyone be paid a basic entitlement

Kiwi workers became more optimistic about their job prospects in the December, with employees feeling more secure and expecting future pay rises.

Businesses are being cold-called by cowboy consultants about new health and safety rules and being told "you need us to keep you out of jail", a government agency says.

Pushing forward with a positive attitude can help you on your way to your dream job

Stuck in the office over summer? Danielle Wright finds ways to cope