COMMENT: There's a saying that everyone in New Zealand is connected by two degrees of separation.

There have been hundreds of well-publicised cases of ill-advised email use. If you don't want it repeated, don't put it on email.

With flight attendants suffering strange, painful symptoms, American Airlines has already spent US$1 million trying to figure out what's going on.

Christopher Liddell will take up his new role after Donald Trump is sworn in as President.

Some Kiwis could face losing their homes if interest rates rise but we are not as far under water as our Australian neighbours.

COMMENT: Some practical steps to help you sustain your holiday joie de vivre past the first few hours back at work.

COMMENT: Amongst the many reasons for accepting legislation on equal wages is the fact that it is the right thing to do.

Deloitte says 2017 will be better than many think, thanks to Asia.

Microsoft New Zealand is being audited by the Inland Revenue Dept over transfer pricing.

Dairy prices are tipped to rise at this week's auction.

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Britain's jobless rate is likely to stay close to its pre-crisis low this year, as employment remains resilient.

A Thai restaurant has been ordered to pay $25,000 for failing to comply with minimum employment standards.

It looks like enough cash to bankroll a high-flying lifestyle, but this stack of currency is worth a measly $21 in its country of origin.

The United States has been warned of a potentially "devastating confrontation" over the South China Sea.

False stereotypes of who fraudsters are, and why they do what they do, could lead us to go after the wrong people.

COMMENT: Costs are rising for most households and businesses and the time is right to make tax cuts, writes Leicester Gouwland.

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

Some UK bosses have argued their staff were not deserving of minimum wage as they were not British, a study reveals.

COMMENT: The French are using legislation to try and reverse the trend. But is law the only way to do this?

The outlook doesn't incorporate the expected effect of Trump's policy proposals.

Three store owners have been ordered to pay $20,000 each for allegedly organising Black Power members to intimidate witnesses in an employment dispute.

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.

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

Jobs listed on Trade Me have increased 16.4 per cent on the same time last year.

COMMENT: Trumponomics might just be Bushonomics on steroids and a financial crisis waiting to happen, writes Matt O'Brien.

Building approvals in Australia were down 4.8 per cent over the 12 months to November.

COMMENT: This year your boss might not laugh when you ask for a pay rise, writes Mark Lister.

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says Trump's economic plan is setting the stage for a financial crisis.

As Obama took office amid the depths of the recession, the American unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent. Last month, it was 4.7 per cent.