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![TVNZ delayed announcement of job cuts ahead of Christmas as it would have been 'catastrophic' for morale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TVNZ delayed announcement of job cuts ahead of Christmas as it would have been 'catastrophic' for morale
'We all hoped our revenue position would change for the better.'
!['Ripped off': Kebab staff worked without pay before dinner shifts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Ripped off': Kebab staff worked without pay before dinner shifts
Workers only paid for lunch and dinner service, not the hours worked in between.
![Tearful TVNZ Sunday worker – 'I would never have put my family at risk of $1m debt'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tearful TVNZ Sunday worker – 'I would never have put my family at risk of $1m debt'
TVNZ is appealing an earlier ruling that it failed to adequately consult staff.
![Fair Go, Sunday messy fallout: TVNZ forced to extend 17 jobs despite shows being off air](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fair Go, Sunday messy fallout: TVNZ forced to extend 17 jobs despite shows being off air
The state broadcaster is now appealing to the Employment Court as a dispute turns ugly.
![Sean Plunket v Ani O’Brien: Round two of employment dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sean Plunket v Ani O’Brien: Round two of employment dispute
The Platform's former head of digital claims she was unfairly dismissed.
![Worker mistakenly overpaid $9k quits, reneges on repayment deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker mistakenly overpaid $9k quits, reneges on repayment deal
He's now resumed repayments after the Employment Relations Authority got involved.
![Warriors bar's former owner owes more than $170k to Inland Revenue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warriors bar's former owner owes more than $170k to Inland Revenue
Five associated companies are also in liquidation, owing the IRD $1.7 million.
![University of Auckland taken to ERA by ‘Plan B’ academic Simon Thornley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
University of Auckland taken to ERA by ‘Plan B’ academic Simon Thornley
The university is now involved in a new employment dispute.
![Our system was hacked: Security boss's excuse for not paying employee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Our system was hacked: Security boss's excuse for not paying employee
Red Guard Security has been ordered to pay the employee more than $9000.
![Sasha Borissenko: How Brooke van Velden is making her mark on employment law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sasha Borissenko: How Brooke van Velden is making her mark on employment law
Why the Uber case was a huge employment protection win for the underdog.
![Former deputy principal cleared of bullying, harassment allegations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Former deputy principal cleared of bullying, harassment allegations
But she says year-long investigation into alleged conduct destroyed her teaching career.
![Daughter takes father's yacht brokerage company to task over workplace dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Daughter takes father's yacht brokerage company to task over workplace dispute
Tobie Erceg worked for Yacht Finders Global but quit after two months.
!['Prison next': Employer with history of ignoring court orders fined $20k and warned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Prison next': Employer with history of ignoring court orders fined $20k and warned
'No meaningful difference between inactivity and disobedience' - Judge Kerry Smith.
![Inside the history of employment disputes of stood-down Green MP's husband](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside the history of employment disputes of stood-down Green MP's husband
ERA decisions highlight a history of issues with Hoff-Nielsen's companies.
![Suspended Green MP Darleen Tana breaks silence on allegations of migrant exploitation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suspended Green MP Darleen Tana breaks silence on allegations of migrant exploitation
Tana is the third Green MP in less than a year to run into trouble.
![Journalist's $3m home fails to sell, but he still wants TVNZ court battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Journalist's $3m home fails to sell, but he still wants TVNZ court battle
Santamaria had hoped the sale of his house could have helped fund legal costs.
![Bullied manager awarded $137,000 for workplace abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bullied manager awarded $137,000 for workplace abuse
Magnum Hire owner created 'toxic' work culture with regular abuse and tantrums.
![HPSNZ to appeal decision ruling they must bargain with athletes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
HPSNZ to appeal decision ruling they must bargain with athletes
The government agency believes the ruling was 'wrong in law'.
![Rude CEO swore at employee and ridiculed her in front of others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rude CEO swore at employee and ridiculed her in front of others
An HR manager also bullied the woman, who has now been awarded $36k in compo.
!['Put a nail through your skull': Builder who threatened foreman awarded $9k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Put a nail through your skull': Builder who threatened foreman awarded $9k
The colleagues' argument began over the volume of music and the use of a pencil.