One big piece of news in the past couple of weeks has been the release of a new paper by recent economics Nobel winner Angus Deaton.

A construction company employee was struck by a chain which caused a forehead laceration and damage to the eye.

A more cheerful picture of productivity growth than the official statistics give us emerges from new research into what has been happening at the level of individual firms.

Professional equity managers of mutual funds, pension funds or hedge funds use a number of methods to try to beat their benchmark index.

Consumer confidence has risen to a six-month high this month as sentiment continues to recover from a slump to a three-year low in August.

Robyn Pearce talks about the effects of being too available. "Many go home every night frustrated by the myriad interruptions that block them from attending to their real work."

Sub-Saharan has had the fastest economic growth over the last 10 years.

The Auckland housing market slowed last month following the introduction of new restrictions, according to the latest industry figures.

Kiwis companies, it seems, are liberal on the idea of employees with visible tattoos.

November 10 is Equal Pay Day. There is 14 per cent of the year left to run and, as New Zealand women on average earn 14 per cent an hour less than men, women effectively work from now until the end of the year unpaid.

Beijing-based investment advisor David Mahon delivered a sobering message to today's China Business Summit - prepare for more bad news about the Chinese economy.

Top economist says "racist attitudes" towards Chinese immigration and investment could damage a relationship with China that promises to deliver "big waves".

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says losing Chinese market share to European dairy competitors is a concern for New Zealand.

Chinese engineers are allegedly being paid $61 per day, well below NZ's minimum wage of $14.25 per hour.

Auckland house prices have been driven by speculative demand as much as - or probably more than - a shortage of supply.

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.

A winter storm caused a chill in workplace relations between two people working in close quarters.

As I work with people around the world on their productivity issues, everyone shares one common challenge - too much time spent on email.

Auckland's biggest real estate agency says median house prices dropped 1.3 per cent last month and its chief also acknowledged auction clearance rates had "slowed".

Almost three-quarters of Kiwis are working in different jobs than what they set their sights on at school, with women facing more twists and turns than their male colleagues.

Danielle Wright finds out the best ways to avoid ruining your career.

Local tech company Blerter, has launched an app that aims to revolutionise how health and safety work place hazards and policies are identified.

"Massive" home valuation rises across the Auckland region pushed the average up 24.4 per cent annually to a new high of $918,153.

More US employers, it seems, are getting comfortable with the idea of employee ink.

The Reserve Bank says its policy decisions can't be judged solely on the level of inflation in the country, as it has to maintain the credibility of its operating framework and can be trumped by new....

National Boss' Day began in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, an employee registered the holiday with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

A forestry contractor acquitted of the manslaughter of a young worker crushed to death by a falling tree has been ordered to pay reparation to the man's family.

From November 1, people borrowing to buy a residential investment property in Auckland will need at least a 30 per cent deposit, the Reserve Bank has decreed.