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Mike Hosking: We need more immigrants
Comment: It's time to stop blaming immigrants for stealing locals' jobs.

Take action to end Mondayisation blues
Here's the bad news if you're rostered to have Mondays off.

Female tradies hammered by gender pay gap
A survey of tradies shows the gender pay gap is wider than the national average.

Resort brothel busted, sex workers deported
The Queenstown brothel was found to be operating illegally.

Play to your strengths in business
Despite perceptions, introverted people are some of the best leaders, writes Dani Wright.

Liquidation nightmare: Woman owed $36K by former employer may not be paid
Moana Smith was awarded $36,000 after an Employment Relations Authority decision.

Bankrupt misled Official Assignee
A Wellington bankrupt hoodwinked authorities by changing his name.

Exploitation case warning to Kiwi winemakers
Kiwi wineries need to check who is doing their work after another exploitation case

Tom O'Neil: New work year blues?
As the summer holidays end how are you feeling about returning to work?

ACC sets aside $22m to help prevent workplace injuries
ACC will soon launch a $22 million fund to provide subsidies and grants to SMEs.

Wine business fined $120,000 for exploiting workers
Company pinged for serious employment law breaches.

NZ's most stressful job? Electrician wanted for Pike River re-entry
How much money will it take to get the right person to help re-enter the Pike River mine?

Mystery deepens as identical outrageous job ad appears in US
It turns out a similar series of ads also appeared in the US.

Let's Talk Law: Private investigations
An independent investigator can make life easier when dealing with a workplace complaint.

Tech boss wins $120,000 in employment fight
Andrew Plimmer was chief executive of Motim Technologies for more than a decade.

Nightmare role: Is this the most self-indulgent job ad of all time?
The ad has gone viral... for all the wrong reasons.

How to tell if you're in the wrong job
A new year can be a good time to change your work situation.

What you need to earn to be an above-average earner
"It's almost the race to the bottom in terms of income and wages," chief economist says.

Heat goes on solar firm to meet demand
CEO says falling price of solar hardware will turn the electricity market on its head.

Why it might be time to quit your job
Giving up isn't always as bad as it sounds - in fact, it's sometimes necessary.

Job-seeking misery: 'At 51, I don't think I will ever get a job again'
A string of Kiwis have shared their stories of applying for countless jobs with no luck.

'I wanted to show appreciation': Company boss gives staff $20K bonus
The company boss said he wanted to show appreciation to his workers.

Sales manager wins $55K for constructive dismissal
Christchurch man was asked to hand back his phone, car and left off the payroll system.

Fight over $1 bag of chips firing may not be over
She was fired from her job at a rest-home after taking a packet of chips from a cupboard.

Woman 'fired for asking to pick kids up from school'
Rachel Shafner asked her boss for flexible hours. Then she lost her job.

Maccas worker with Down syndrome retires after 32 years
Bringing smiles to customers' faces, O'Grady has worked at the fast-food store since 1986.

Capital-letter emails can get you fired, bosses told
Lawyers in the UK are warning managers not to send emails in capital letters.