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Pay equity a step closer?

In a major boost in the fight for equal pay new legislation will make it easier for women to file claims with employers and not have to go through the courts.

Tom O'Neil: No erasing your online tattoos

Almost every day our news feeds are full of people posting dodgy photos and comments online, which will only come back to haunt them

It's still accounting, but different

Challenges facing businesses lately have been nothing short of dramatic

Autumn Statement: Brexit will cost £60b

The Brexit vote underlined the "urgent" need to tackle the UK's long-term weaknesses, chancellor Philip Hammond says.

Rolleston: NZ innovation in the spotlight

COMMENT: Dairy, meat, logs and even rising house prices are all masking the key to New Zealand's future success which will be driven by technology.

Harold Hillman: Are you wholehearted enough?

COMMENT: Four ways to tell whether you are really okay with imperfection.

Coach sacked for team's loss, wins $10k

A top Auckland football coach was sacked after just three weeks work due to his team's performance.

Editorial: Post-quake Budget tough call for Key

The consensus view of the nation's economists is that New Zealand is well placed to take the rebuild costs from last week's quake in its stride.

I'm an independent contractor. It sucks

"Maybe because we didn't see it coming, but also because it wasn't the life path we'd been sold as pups."

Lifts getting Wellingtonians down

There are going to be a lot of fit office workers in Wellington with the city's 2500 needing surveying.

How bad is the jargon at work?

COMMENT: 'Blinking' words sound important, but nobody knows what they really mean.

Where to work to be a rich CEO

A ranking of CEO compensation at companies filling benchmark indexes in 25 of the world's largest economies shows the biggest paychecks.

Govt to announce relief for Kaikoura

As Govt announces its relief package, Kaikoura businesses spell out what they need to survive.

Jobs that will make you tonnes of cash

People "lucky enough" to work in these jobs are going to rake in the cash when the next economic boom hits. Time for a career change?

Is ethical business good business?

Being an ethical business is something that "just makes sense" says TOMS footwear Australian managing director John Elliott.

Co-working changing the face of business

COMMENT: What does our local market provide in the co-working space, you might have wondered.

Trump and Putin vow to work together

In a phone conversation, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have vowed to work together on 'strategic economic issues' and Syria.

Harnessing the power of the tribe

As a teenager, Zane Harris rebelled against his alternative "hippie" upbringing and went on to pursue a corporate career. But a few