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Foodstuffs axes 100 jobs
Foodstuffs Wellington is making more than 100 people redundant in the lower North Island as part of a restructuring to save $4 million a year.

Casino staff 'thrown on scrap heap'
Workers have been thrown "on the scrap heap" by a redundancy offer from the owners of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Casino, a union representative has claimed. But Prime Minister John Key said casino management were doing everything

World shares up on US labour recovery signs
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street advanced overnight amid optimism about a recovery in the US labour market.

Quake businesses and workers given longer lifeline
Subsidies and job loss cover scheme will continue for two extra weeks.

Finance jobs on the way back, as London rebounds from slump
Growing demand for bankers, lawyers and accountants.

Employee awarded lost pay and compensation
A man who claimed his job was unjustifiably disadvantaged when he was given a final warning and later suspended was awarded lost pay and $5000 compensation by the Employment Relations Authority.

<i>Gill South</i>: Beating the tyranny of distance requires special HR skills
Head office in Auckland, staff in the US and Britain - it's par for the course for Endace.

'Unsolicited approaches' to buy Pike River - receiver
A number of parties have already shown interest in buying the Pike River Coal mine, even though it's not yet officially for sale, says Receiver John Fisk.