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Disgraced TVNZ host acknowledges inappropriate touching complaint
Santamaria claimed he was "not aware of any power imbalance at the time".
Flight Centre jobs shake-up as company emerges from pandemic
Flight Centre says six staff offered alternative roles, pay being reviewed.
King Charles approves cancellation of James Wallace’s knighthood
Also at post-Cabinet press conference: Doctors' strikes, health milestones, education.
Why Coldplay's former manager is suing them
The band are in crisis after splitting from their manager of 22 years.
'Grateful': Lizzo's tour dancers back singer amid harassment allegations
Members of the dance troupe wrote in support of Lizzo in a statement posted on Instagram.
'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group
"Some people just think of disabled people as being, somehow, less than or not as good."
Kitchen hand gets $19k after she was sacked for raising concerns about being underpaid
'These were serious breaches of good faith and procedural fairness,' the ERA ruled.
Westpac strike: Demonstration and ‘capitalist pig’ at Britomart
'They have to be very, very angry to go on strike,' union says of rare bank worker action.
GPs close their books to new patients: Appointment wait reaches four weeks
Struggling to see your GP? You’re not alone.
Landfill worker critical after being ‘overcome by fumes’
Firefighters rescued the man in West Coast incident; he is critically ill in hospital.
How many is too many non-academic staff at universities?
OPINION: Stanford has more administrators than undergrads. In NZ, results may surprise.
Controversial staff Peakon survey: Social worker gets $25,000 compensation after going to ERA
The worker and manager exchanged allegations of bullying behaviour.
The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies
Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.
Working from home is full of surprises
Financial Times: A lot of what we think we know about remote work is wrong.
'I just knew I had to do it': Company man turned whistleblower
Martin Byrne spoke up after a young worker nearly died, a week after a similar accident.
'Soul Bar long lunch': Leaked documents reveal ructions at elite tennis club
Inside a year of accusation and recrimination in the leafy suburbs.
Te Whatu Ora to axe 300 jobs
And hundreds more are set to go over the next few weeks as as DHB changes take effect.
Deputy PM, Rob Fyfe unveil new anti-slavery rule proposal
Rules would require companies to be "transparent" about supply chains.
Police reveal Auckland gunman’s death was self-inflicted
Reid shot and killed Tupuga Sipiliano, 44, and Solomana To'oto'o, 45 last Thursday.
'Pissed off' bar owner who sacked bouncer during Covid isolation forced to cough up $18k
The employer first said the job was abandoned, before making the bouncer redundant.
Explainer: How Auckland shooter was considered 'low risk'
Nothing suggested the gunman would be a danger to the general public.
Exploitation of immigrant worker costs kebab store owner $48k
The boss told a worker he ‘did not believe in that stuff’ when queried about holiday pay.
Employer’s guilty plea after scaffolder lost both arms in workplace accident
The company could be fined up to $1.5 million at sentencing in November.
Editorial: Covid-enforced hybrid work adaptations ongoing
OPINION: The impacts of working from home are being analysed worldwide.
MPs lack appetite to improve Parliament workplace
Four years after her original review, Debbie Francis said Parliament still needs change.
Auckland CBD shooting: 'People feeling vulnerable and distressed'
Building bosses support staff: "We’re getting Mates in Construction to talk to everyone."
CBD shooting building site one of NZ’s biggest construction projects
Shooting took place in the heart of a busy transport and office hub.
School bus driver sacked after waving down cops to warn unruly students
The driver found a dismissal letter in her mailbox on Christmas Eve.
Unjustified: Bus driver sacked over mental health concerns
The Wellington bus driver has now been awarded compensation.
Letters: Rental properties, nurses' pay, EVs and farm emissions
OPINION: Also letters on Kennedy Pt Marina, intellect, heating, and the harbour bridge.
How to negotiate a fair pay agreement
The new deals will affect thousands of businesses, even many small ones.
Letters: Science in decline, te reo and the economy
OPINION: Also letters on student loans, Kiri Allan, Michael Wood, Dome Valley and more.
Derek Cheng: Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan and the smoking gun, or lack thereof
Opinion: Being shouted at by your boss is not uncommon, nor is it necessarily okay.