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Work lunches: How to save money and lose weight
As you head back to work for the year, here's how to save your wallet and your waistline.

Perils of working outside the office
More staff are working off their mobiles from home but with gains come pitfalls.

Smart way to stay on top of work
If you really want to take on working smarter not harder, take a systematic approach.

Kiwi boss says workers won't turn up, despite decent pay
Just Water boss Tony Falkenstein just wants people to turn up.

How to save $45k by sitting around
Living for free in some of the nicest houses in town - what's not to like?

Looking back on the work year
Take some time to review your work year - things you've done well and are proud of.

Stand up to sedentary habits
Sitting in the same cramped position has negative effects on workers' health.

Holidays are healthy
Holidays are important to your health, particularly your cardiovascular and mental health.

Praise for tackling gender pay gap
Equal Pay Awards celebrate business leaders who are addressing wage disparity.

Tom O'Neil: Get smart for 2018
Before the end of year festivities commence in full flight, do a quick career stock take.

Our workplace safety needs work
Employers need to create a workable, successful health and safety programme.

Dealing with annoying workmates
Open-plan offices in New Zealand are testing even the closest working relationships.

The cost of workplace bullies
Bullying has a toxic ripple effect, impacting on the whole work group.

Orchard worker sacked for taking Labour Day off
An orchard worker sacked by text message for taking Labour Day off.

Demand grows for skilled workers
An international report shows talent mismatch between highly skilled and manual workers.

The modern job search tool kit
Unemployment is down but those looking for work still need to be on their toes

Seven signs you're a workaholic
Recruitment consultancy Robert Half has come up with seven signs you're a workaholic.

How you can lose your job
Everyone makes mistakes. But sometimes we score own goals against our career.

Tom O'Neil: It's the weekend, switch off, relax
Celebrating the 40-hour work week by not picking up your phone.

Kiwi dads aren't taking parental leave
A recent survey found many fathers believe there's stigma attached to taking time off work

Bankable future for construction
Building is on the way up and taking industry pay rates with it.

What SMEs are doing wrong
SME's have big dreams, but many don't realise help is at hand towards realising them

'Go back to your f***** up country': Guard wins payout after text abuse
Boss told worker to show employment authority abusive text - so he did.

We're only working for 3 hours a day, so why stay for 8?
The average amount of time spent working is 3 hours. Why must we stay for 5 more?