As it warms up in the US and workers are challenged with what to wear, the Career Coach outlines what's appropriate.

The Meatworkers Union claimed for monies owed by Lean Meats after the company failed to provide paid rest breaks which it had agreed to in its employment contract.

Karla L. Miller answers a reader question about how to deal with a boss and his interpreter.

Is there any way it would be acceptable to ask a hiring manager for the salary range before agreeing to an interview?

Workers around the globe have been finding it harder to juggle the demands of work and the rest of life in the past five years, a new report shows.

A union has criticised plans to drug test workers for kava as discriminatory - but the company involved has categorically denied the claim.

Karla L. Miller gives advice to a reader on how to handle undeserved blame in the workplace.

Celebrations are planned this evening after McDonald's and Unite Union reached an agreement to end "zero hour" contracts.

When it comes to the workplace gender diversity divide, opinions are mixed. Is progress being made? Or is it just more of the same?

Who cares about workers' rights? Well, suddenly lots of people do. And it’s not just the political left, writes Bryce Edwards.

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.

McDonald's has proposed a return to mediation over the union campaign to end "zero-hours" contracts in the fast food industry.

About 180 fast-food workers and supporters marched up and down Auckland’s Queen St at lunchtime to demand an end to “zero-hours” contracts.

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse is keen to see some of the harshest contracts outlawed.

The most punitive aspects of zero-hour contracts will be banned, the Government says.

Strikes and protests at McDonald's will go ahead this week after a union rejected a new employment offer from the fast food giant.

Older workers who lose their jobs spend longer periods out of work, and if they find other jobs, they tend to pay less than the ones they left.

You are not alone if you forgot what you were told 10 minutes ago. Although there may be many causes for short-term memory loss, one of them can be workplace stress.

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.

Working for an unreasonable boss can cause health problems, including increasing employees' risk of heart disease and heart attack.

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.

Karla L. Miller writes a Washington Post advice column on navigating the modern workplace.

Joyce Russell writes a column for the Washington Post answering reader questions about navigating the modern workplace.