After months of threatened job restructuring and redundancy, several Northland Regional Council staff still do not know if their jobs are safe.
Chief executive Malcolm Nicolson announced to staff in March a restructuring that would eliminate 11 jobs and create 18 new ones, the process to be completed by June 22.
In that time, some senior staff have signed new contracts and had their job descriptions changed. At least two senior staff members have resigned.
But nearly two months after the deadline, several staff told during the review process that their jobs would be disestablished are still employed - and wondering if, and when, the axe will fall.
One told the Northern Advocate that staff whose jobs were to be affected have had no consultation with or response from Mr Nicolson for 15 weeks.