Firefighters accept pay offer
Firefighers have accepted a pay offer after the Government topped up what was on offer.
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Health authority asks ERA to order pay equity rates for nurses
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Soldier's death prompts recommendations to change NZDF medical kits
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Resort boss sacked worker, told others she was drug user
When the woman was sacked, the manager told other employees she was a drug user.
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Editorial: GP nurses’ pay parity puzzling
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Three companies charged over worker’s death
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Twitter boss Musk hires hacker prodigy
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Firefighters say lack of local plans causing training and resource issues
FENZ is locked in a long-running industrial dispute with firefighters over resourcing.
Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ management style: a case study in what not to do
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‘Dysfunctional resources’: Leaks, mushrooms growing from walls of Auckland fire station
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Elon Musk’s brutal new demand of staff
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Strike action possible at Stuff: Boss chides reporters about leaking, leaked email reveals
The union wants pay rises to match inflation and the introduction of step pay scale.
Nurse unions take Te Whatu Ora to court over pay equity settlement
It comes amid a national nurse shortage and increasingly pressured emergency departments.
Lack of hands-on training leaves new doctors feeling unprepared
Half of those surveyed had never attended a trauma call or resuscitation.
'Twitter Blue' signups unavailable after fake accounts flood platform
Anyone can get a blue tick as long as they have a phone, a credit card and $8 a month.
'Remote work is no longer allowed': Musk orders Twitter staff back into office
The announcement comes after mass layoffs at the social media company.
Court and justice staff to take industrial action amid cost of living woes
Court and justice staff in the PSA will work to rule.
'I've had enough of you': Apprentice dismissed by text awarded $28,000
"You are no longer employed": Apprentice fired over text while at hospital with sister.
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Woop food bag firm faces worker exploitation allegations
Interns from overseas made complaints about the company.
The big corporate where only 70% of workers can come into the office
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Sasha Borissenko: Will NZ Uber drivers' legal win lead to broader change?
A small group of New Zealand Uber drivers were ruled to be employees.
Restaurant Association kicks up stink on fair pay agreement
Fair Pay bill backers say changes are long overdue. Business groups say something stinks.
Fair Pay Agreements become law after heated, marathon debate
Tensions ran high as Labour passed one of most significant employment laws in decades.
'I was so panicked': Sacked hotel staffer's hope after debt nightmare
'I was thinking: Where has this come from?' shocked worker recounts after Covid layoffs.
Uber to appeal against 'historic ruling' against rideshare company
Celebrations by unions short-lived as Uber announces plan to appeal landmark decision.
Complaint from crew banishes disgraced film heavyweight from Kiwi set
A man convicted of indecent assault has been removed from NZ director Lee Tamahori's set.
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Nurses at three private hospitals strike over pay, conditions
Nurses say they have been negotiating 18 months and are now at an impasse.