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Hot desking no magic bullet
COMMENT: Does flexible seating boost innovation? Well, maybe, writes workplace design expert Donna Wheatley.

The $16.6m Lotto dispute
A long-running fight between a Victorian truck driver and his former workmates over a disputed $16.6 million group Powerball win has come to an end.

Executive leaders hard to find
Search goes global for top-flight talent to fill c-suite positions in New Zealand

What unlimited annual leave is really like
It sounds like a dream, but it's not that simple.

No such thing as a secret scandal
Bad behaviour outside the workplace can have an impact within it.

Tom O'Neil: Getting through to robot recruiters
These days many recruitment agencies and organisations use some form of Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to handle job postings, applicant

How bad is email for the environment?
Many researchers have looked into the carbon footprint of our tech habits.

Study finds women's work dress codes sexist
A UK study into workplace dress codes has found that women have been told to wear high heels, dye their hair or wear revealing outfits at the office.

Pay rise for 120,000 - but 1500 jobs go
The minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour on April 1, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse says.

How to Trump-proof your business
COMMENT: Corporate executives are preparing in case the president of the United States comes after them on Twitter, Kara Alaimo writes.

Have you done a WOF on your leadership?
COMMENT: You may want to change your spark plugs for the 2017 road trip.

Trade versus university
School leavers interested in learning a trade but dissuaded by society's bias toward university are encouraged to genuinely compare the two options.

20-hour work week way of the future?
Imagine only having to come into the office three days a week, with Monday and Friday spent at home...

Study finds widespread worker abuse
Dani Wright talks to Dr Christina Stringer about protecting the rights of those who don't feel they can protect themselves in the workplace.

Would you get naked for this job?
A cleaning company is offering £45 (NZ$77.40) an hour for women who are prepared to work naked.

How words can cost you your job
Former Saatchi & Saatchi chair Kevin Roberts quit after causing furor when he said women lacked 'vertical ambition'.

The dangers of hiring people you know
COMMENT: There's a saying that everyone in New Zealand is connected by two degrees of separation.

Pay-equity deal deserves bosses' support
COMMENT: Amongst the many reasons for accepting legislation on equal wages is the fact that it is the right thing to do.

Top candidates snapped up
With skills shortages across many industries, top candidates are being snapped up at a rate of knots according to a recent study by

No silver bullet to stop fraudsters
False stereotypes of who fraudsters are, and why they do what they do, could lead us to go after the wrong people.

2017 - the start of the rest of your life
New Year's resolutions can be short-lived, so how do you go about making real life and career changes?

Tom O'Neil: Your CV's more important than your passport
What you need in a professional and successful CV

'Invasion of privacy' to get job in US
COMMENT: As I pulled down my pants, I felt reluctantly exposed. A man wearing rubber gloves was standing close enough to listen, Clare Rawlinson writes.

Facebook's hiring process hinders diversity
Within Facebook's engineering department, the push for greater diversity in hiring has been largely hampered.

Job market booming with surge of listings
Jobs listed on Trade Me have increased 16.4 per cent on the same time last year.

Five ways to beat back-to-work blues
Setting goals, planning holidays and breathing deep are all key to beating back to work blues, according to an Auckland life coach.

It's a good year for professionals - survey
Skilled workers are holding the trump cards in 2017 and bosses will need to offer pay sweeteners if they want to retain top staff

The struggles of making VR games
A Dunedin games developer has made headlines across the globe after bemoaning ''the hard truth'' about making virtual reality games.