Filthy cups, dirty old takeaway containers - How to cope when workmates treat the place like a tip.

Employee satisfaction is at its highest level in 10 years, yet workers report low satisfaction with their benefits, says a new survey.

A well-run, on-target meeting is a key form of business communication. The key is good planning and follow through, writes Robyn Pearce.

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COMMENT: How many excuses have you invented to avoid saying that two-letter word?

COMMENT: It isn't that rank itself is the problem. What is an issue is the abuse of rank or power in the workplace.

Microsoft and Facebook are the latest companies to open up about gender pay after facing pressure from shareholders.

A knowledge and experience vacuum is likely to be hard to fill

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks how to free up your time.

COMMENT: No one wants to see a worker, colleague or friend hurt. No boss wants to have to tell a family member that their loved one is in hospital or worse still, won't be coming home ever again, writes Grant McDonald.

Here are Reddit users' top ten tips for gaining employment.

COMMENT: Here's how to work faster and preview your emails without having to open each one.

COMMENT: Robyn Pearce talks three ways to declutter your life.

COMMENT: If you want more sales, do these six things, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

The new Health and Safety at Work Act, which comes into force today, expressly provides for mental health issues in an increasingly stressed-out and competitive workplace, writes Mai Chen.

Learning new things in the workplace can contribute to a change in your career narrative, discovers Joanna Mathers

Today individuals are brands in the workplace.

There is always room for new thinking and fresh ways to change things up. A couple of Labour's ideas around the future of work aren't half bad. I'm impressed.

COMMENT: Harold Hillman talks five ways to spot and convert a cynic.

COMMENT: Debbie Mayo-Smith talks avoiding marketing blunders.

This year Myers said success in business comes from a gradual accumulation of knowledge.

For decades, companies have craved an alternative to top-down management. Yet moving beyond the corporate ladder has proved challenging.

Boards need to move from being reactive to proactive, says Simon Arcus, chief executive of the Institute of Directors.

Being the lawyer who represented the NZ-based Pike River mine directors and chief executive following the 2010 tragedy, Stacey Shortall knows better than most the nuances and legislative minefields attached to health and safety issues

Better workplace relationships and risk reduction go hand in hand, a safety expert tells Helen Twose.

Law change means companies need to check their insurance policies, writes Tim McCready

There's one workplace danger that has sparked debate for decades - high heels.

600 to 900 Kiwis die from work-related diseases. The Health and Safety at Work Act aim to reduce workplace deaths and serious injuries by 25 per cent by 2020.

Women working for Amazon in the US earned 99.9 cents for every $1 men earned doing the same jobs in 2015, the company said.