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Entrepreneur, keep your pitch simple and specific
A lot of entrepreneurs when pitching think they need to lead with a macro market and major problem they are solving. Keep it simple.
A lot of entrepreneurs when pitching think they need to lead with a macro market and major problem they are solving. Keep it simple.
A former meatworks employee, who complained of intimidation by a fellow worker after he cut up animal hearts in front of him, has been awarded $5000.
Union chief says 50-cent-an-hour lift in minimum wage is a slap in the face for the families of New Zealand.
An Auckland gym has introduced a purpose-built "power nap room".
Many people start the new year thinking a change of job could be the key to a better 2015 - but sometimes it may be better to stay put.
Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace.
A woman who was sacked from a TV station after posting "angry and abusive" emails on a social media site has been awarded more than $15,000 for unjustified dismissal.
A teenage worker remains in hospital after being seriously injured when he was hit by a digger bucket yesterday.
Firms looking for skilled candidates who can add value to their systems
A fashion magazine owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp was forced to apologise after it used a controversial image of a woman in underwear and on her hands and knees to advertise an intern position.
Countdown's longest-serving employee is 70 years old and sees no reason to quit just yet.
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Adam Blackwell is the owner and creative director of Wellington-based creative agency Stun.
Pippa Lekner is co-owner, with Sally Frewin, of PR agency The PR Shop.
My mother had clinical depression. As a consequence, I experienced difficult and upsetting moments in my childhood - none more so than when she was absent from home, residing in a psychiatric hospital.
As the end of the year approaches, deadlines get closer and the pressure starts to mount. It's easy to find ourselves working long coffee-fuelled hours and feeling near the end of our tether.
Diane Stanbra founded Picnic Box in late 2011. The Auckland-based firm creates boutique boxed picnic food for functions and events.
A dramatic rise in the number of rest-home caregivers working on temporary visas is raising concerns about disruption to the lives of vulnerable rest-home residents.
James McCarthy is CEO of Spidertracks, an aviation safety company, which was incorporated in 2007.
The apology from State Services boss Iain Rennie to the complainant at the centre of the Roger Sutton affair and public servants in general has been welcomed by his minister, Paula Bennett - but she has indicated another slip-up will cost him his job.
Nic Gibbens is the CEO of Wellington-based mobile apps firm PaperKite, which he founded in March 2010.
Holidays. They should be a time to recharge, relax and enjoy a change of pace. But the hardest part can be the unwinding, breaking the routine ... and turning the mobile phone off.
There's a key question anyone mulling over a new business concept needs to ask themselves: can this business afford to pay me?
It's been in the news recently that Apple and Facebook have offered to freeze eggs for female employees, the purpose is, apparently, to attract more women on to their staff.
Don't minimise the importance of celebrating small wins with the entire team at work. It is more important than you think.
Photographer Gerhard Egger is based in Paradise Valley on the outskirts of Rotorua.