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The dark side of working from home

It sounds like the dream scenario, but a new study has found working from home comes with a serious dark side.

Collectors abused for missed targets

Humiliating, sexual, racist acts have been uncovered inside an Australian street fundraiser business. This is the depressing life of a charity collector.

Q&A: Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith

Two months into the job, new Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith talks to science reporter Jamie Morton about the state of the sector.

Elon Musk: 'Some people think I'm an alien'

Speaking at the World Government Summit, Elon Musk talked about aliens, AI, commercial space flights and a 'universal income' for every human.

Playing the new career game

You sometimes have to deal with a few snakes to reach the ladders

It's the Reserve Bank's job to lose sleep

COMMENT: In last week's monetary policy statement , the word "uncertainty" came up eleven times, by Mark Lister's count.

More rate hikes needed for US economy - Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said more interest-rate increases will be appropriate if the US economy meets the central bank's outlook.

Employers see a plus in diversity

Employers are increasingly taking advantage of the diversity of their workforce to access opportunities in new markets, according to recent research.

Courage best answer to intolerance

We talk to Charmeyne Te Nana-Williams of What Ever it Takes, a home-based rehabilitation and support services organisation.

Mortgage holders warned of rate rise

Don't expect interest rates to stay still despite the Reserve Bank's decision to keep the official cash rate on hold.

Trade protectionism biggest uncertainty

A growing tide of trade protectionism led by US president Donald Trump is one of the biggest uncertainties for New Zealand's Reserve Bank.

Your role in a brave new world

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us but that doesn't mean jobs are going to dry up, in fact there may be more than ever

How to prepare your business for disaster

COMMENT: Why do some businesses survive or even thrive post-disaster, while others sink faster than the Titanic?

Tom O'Neil: Interviewing well when on the spot

Not many things strike fear into the hearts of jobs hunters more than a random phone call from a recruiter

Rising rates could be on hold for longer

Watch The Economy Hub: The Reserve Bank holding the official cash rate at 1.75 per cent could delay rising rates for mortgage holders.

Pay packet nothing to do with gender

Statistics NZ figures show the pay gap between men and women is around 12 per cent, but at AA Insurance its less than 3 per cent.

Best to lower sights and tighten belts

COMMENT: Anyone fancy a guess as to the return of US shares in the next 35 years? No one knows for sure, Brent Sheather writes.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Call centre aims to empower Maori and Pacific workers

It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.