School pals turn a summer college moving job into a $50 million firm with 100 franchises.

British research and innovation could suffer because of the vote to leave the European Union.

My Food Bag is well known for its female leadership, but chairman Kevin Roberts is in hot water over his statements on diversity.

The New Zealand dollar rose to a two-week high after figures showed the US economy grew less than expected in the second quarter while

Kevin Roberts has been put on leave from his role as chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi after an interview in which he said there was no gender bias in the industry.

Should Australia and New Zealand follow the lead of the UK to curb housing unaffordability?

The best of NZ Herald Business: Robots, virtual reality, artificial intelligence -- will they kill our jobs? And how do we future-proof our children?

Challenges facing the dairy industry are taking their toll on farmers, Federated Farmers West Coast provincial president Peter Langford says.

Our workplaces could benefit from more kindness, politeness and civility.

Follow these steps and you'll be in line for a pay rise.

In his office in Dunedin's historic Carnegie Centre, Antony Deaker sits for the photographer. To one side there is a dying pot plant

The British economy appears to have had a last hurrah before Brexit.

Claims of thousands of empty "ghost houses" adding to Auckland's housing crisis have been labelled "bollocks" by a leading economist.

COMMENT: Things have calmed down since that dramatic Friday when the Brexit votes were being counted, but don't get comfortable, there's more to come.

More than three quarters of Kiwis are actively looking for a new job, up more than 20 per cent in six months.

Drug testing comes in - student enrolments drop.

A husband and wife were left with four children to take care of and no income.

Starbucks employees will continue to wear the green or black aprons that you're used to seeing when you hit up their stores. But lots of subtle changes are coming.

A website founder says the gender gap in recruiting requires 'a lot of different approaches to fix.'

Staff turnover is rising, with more NZ workers willing to risk taking on a new job.

Education futurist Frances Valintine fears New Zealand risks being left behind in the global digital revolution.

New lending restrictions for property investors will make it harder for small-business owners to access capital.

COMMENT: Real danger is house prices, not low inflation.

Scared to lose your job in the future? Hate your boss? Want to make more money?

Justice Kit Toogood sits on the bench today for Affco New Zealand's appeal against an Employment Court ruling.

Opposition parties say dire warning from ANZ chief executive about overheated house prices shows the market is in crisis.

Having been in banking since 1980 I have seen this movie before. The ending is pretty much the same - sometimes a little plot twist, but messy, writes David Hisco.

Westpac will no longer accept new loan applications from property investors who have less than a 40 per cent deposit.

Medium IT salaries are down 2 per cent on increasing international job applicants.

A small business dismissed a poorly performing worker under the 90 day trial period policy, but got it wrong.