Established in 2011 Petra Bettjeman Jewellery's retail range is designed and crafted in Petra's Auckland workshop.

Diversity in the workforce is a polarising issue at times. During the recent election there was a lot of comment about the extent to which women, Pasifika and Maori, among other groups, should have their voices guaranteed in legislation.

The best workplaces in NZ - as rated by employees - have been named, so we asked them what made it such a great place to work.

Rachel Sloane is the owner and creative director of jewellery brand Naveya & Sloane, which she founded with partner Alex Bunnet in late 2009.

Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O'Brien are the business partners behind the Wellington-based jewellery brand TORY & KO.

Being given a gold chain at age 16 by a close family friend sparked jeweller Julian Bartrom's interest in the industry.

The Government plans to arrange job fairs for New Zealand employers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to recruit skilled expatriate New Zealanders to return home and work in areas where there are shortages.

It wasn't easy during the five years of the global financial crisis for New Zealand employees to advance their careers or achieve pay rises.

Grant Partridge represents the fifth generation to run his family's jewellery business, Partridge Jewellers, which dates back to 1864.

It’s a dilemma both on the sports field and in the workplace. How do you deal with a brilliantly talented individual whose overall contribution hurts the team?

Auckland's job numbers are growing, with 21,000 added in the past year.

Individuals can experience a lot of conflict between various parts of their lives - including work and home life.

The world's richest man is calling for a radical overhaul of our work-life balance that would see people at their jobs for just three days a week.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Nats Subramanian of TakeMe2India.

Comfort zones can be very hard to get out of but staying there too long can be, well, uncomfortable. What many people don't realise is that getting out of your comfort zone is not necessarily a great leap and can be done in small steps.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Zheng Li of Zing Design.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Berlinda Chin from the Office of Ethnic Affairs.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Eugene De Villiers of Extra Mile Company.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Craig Armstrong from NZTE about offshore deals.

The issues of cyber bullying and bullying in schools get a lot of attention, but bullying in the workplace flies under the radar.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Lucy Wildman of Little Flock of Horrors about offshore deals.

A new category recognising diversity in the workplace has been added to the Deloitte Top 200 Award, to be announced in November.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Millie Jocelyn of Showcase Workshop about offshore deals.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Nalini Baruch of LOT EIGHT about offshore deals.

An anaesthetist who gave insufficient anaesthesia to a woman whose legs had to be held down during a Caesarean section has been criticised by a health watchdog.