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Debbie Mayo-Smith: The morning of a self-employed woman

Stretch boundaries and take risks

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.

CEO pay ratio rules in the spotlight

Most people have no idea how much money chief executives make compared with the average worker.

Squatter not an employee

A man squatting at a property since the owner moved back in has been unsuccessful in asking the ERA to acknowledge his status as the owner's employee.

Where are the highly paid women?

One of the main trends coming through from this year's pay survey is the lack of women in the list of top-paid chief executives. So where are they?

Bob Jones: Cheap labour will fix housing crisis

The solution to Auckland's serious housing shortage is - when viewed calmly - logical, writes Bob Jones. Emulate Dubai, and hire cheap overseas workers.

Your money: How to ask for a pay rise

Tamsyn Parker writes: We're living in a "rock star" economy, even Finance Minister Bill English reckons we should all be in line for a pay rise. But how do you broach the subject?

Coffee kills your productivity

You already know that caffeine is a drug, but really thinking about what that means in terms of physiological effects on your body can be a little alarming.

Monetary incentive for staying in work or moving regions

National has announced further steps to try to reduce benefit numbers by 25 per cent, including paying more people to move to other regions for jobs and bonus payments for those who stay in a job for a certain period of time.

Six seconds to make your CV count

Recruiters spend an average of six seconds looking at each resume that crosses their desk and New Zealanders are making silly errors that are costing them their dream jobs.

Jane Kennelly: Get your skates on before skills shortages bite

The skills shortage 'red flag' is going unnoticed in many regions as employers ignore the signals.

Kiwisaver: Under-18s miss employer contributions

My 15-year-old daughter has had a KiwiSaver policy since the system began and has just started working one day a week at a local hotel.

Council's 'fixer' to leave over health

Watercare chief executive Mark Ford - who is known as "The Fixer" - is expected to step down shortly for health reasons.

'Friday feeling' - Kiwis cut back hours

Nine out of 10 New Zealanders believe a "Friday feeling" exists while many spend the last two hours of the working week getting ready for the weekend, a survey has found.

Future of work - tips for top office

Technology will drive a rapid change in the working environment during the next five years, says workplace design expert Donna Wheatley. Wheatley, who has a PhD in workplace design, said rapidly evolving technology was enabling people to be more...

Brainwashed by 'cult of busy'

We're all just so "busy" these days. "Slammed" in fact. "Buried," writes blogger Meredith Fineman. "There seems to be a constant exchange, even a one-upping, of just how much we have on our plates when we communicate about our work."