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Small Business: Keep healthy and safe at work

New Zealand's workplace health and safety numbers are sobering.

Small Business: Health and safety - Anthony Light, Tasty Pot

Small business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Anthony Light about travel.

Who says the office has to be in a building?

Once summer holidays are over, it's time to get out of our casual clothes, off the beach or mountain and head back to the office, writes Robyn Pearce.

Best friends make work fun

Do you have a work bestie? A pretty straightforward (if paraphrased) question you'd think, but it still made me sit back and think. By Alan Perrott

Harold Hillman: Six signs of a control freak

If your need for perfection is stifling creativity in others, you may indeed qualify, writes Harold Hillman.

How a branded suit makes you better at your job

A recent study has found using brand-name gear can provide a noticeable placebo effect that could boost work performance.

Walmart rolling out big changes to worker schedules

Should New Zealand follow suit?

That degree - not at all necessary

Businesses are recognising there's more to a candidate's employability than purely academic qualifications, finds Danielle Wright

When women have it better than men at work

It's tough to be a working dad, too.

Ferry company pleads guilty to breaches

Fullers Group Limited pleaded guilty to two breaches following a ferry crash that injured more than a dozen.

Should I disclose mental health history at work?

Disclosing a mental health issue in a workplace is still a risky call for most workers, research shows.

Editorial: Farm injuries show it's time for rethink

Worksafe will need to show its approach to farm safety is reducing workplace casualties or farmers could find themselves being held to account in the courts.

Could working from home wreck the planet?

Next time your boss tries to convince you of the benefits of working from home, spare a thought for how that could contribute to wrecking the planet.

Henri Eliot: Do off-site strategy days work and can they be more effective?

The annual strategy off-site is when a board conducts a deep dive into strategy which is a critical component of their governance role.

What type of meeting-goer are you?

Are you a parrot or a negative black hat? Nuclear bomb or an eager beaver? Research shows what Kiwi meeting behaviour annoys the most.

Could you profit from the march of the robots?

They are replacing shop assistants and waiters, performing surgery, milking cows, driving cars and caring for the elderly - so how do you invest in the robot boom?