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Government fights workers seeking minimum wage
Carers take on Government in court appeal for a minimum wage.
Top women inducted into Business Hall of Fame
Three top businesswoman have been inducted into the Business Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs this evening.
Boss: Show me proof grandma died
A Christchurch plasterer was fired after his boss told him to return to work or to "show proof" his partner's grandmother was dying.
Work on family farm ends in dispute
A woman working on a farm owned by her father and stepmother was forced to leave after a heated argument.
Government's 90-day trial 'own goal'
The New Zealand Association of Scientists says the Government needs to listen to the data.
Netflix 'juicers' paid to watch TV, sue company
Being paid to sit at home and watch Netflix might not be as great as it seems.
Consumer confidence recovers in June
Consumer confidence recovers in June as more jobs, rising house prices lift sentiment.
Worker gets CYF job back
A South Auckland youth worker sacked for assaulting a young offender must be reinstated, despite his employer having lost confidence and trust in him.
Auckland bar worker paid $4 an hour
A migrant worker worked in bars and liquor stores in South Auckland and was underpaid $45,300.
Staying calm under pressure tells a lot
COMMENT: Here's some ideas for how to keep your cool when problems arise.
Catriona MacLennan: Govt riding roughshod over democracy
COMMENT: Is it democratic for a government to veto a bill when it has the support of a majority of MPs ?
Unpaid workers awarded $135,000
Two Hawkes Bay dairy workers were incorrectly paid and forced to borrow cash to protect their jobs.
Five chats your boss doesn't want
Here are some of the most avoided conversations and how to prevent the need for them.
ERA says social worker unfairly suspended
A worker was sent home and told to undergo a psychiatric assessment without consultation.
Court rules on employer name suppression case
It is not a breach of name suppression rules to disclose a person's name and offending to their employer, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: He was pig headed proud and wasteful
Yesterday, over lunch at an international conference, I was chatting to one of the other speakers. He was a fellow author, sometime journalist, and commentator, Debbie Mayo-Smith writes.
Workers punished for distributing union material
Two meat workers will be paid $38,700 after they suffered a backlash at work for distributing union material .
School support staff underpaid
The Ministry decided to reduce the pay of 6000 school support staff this year because of a payroll anomaly.
Worker fired for age and disability
A man has been awarded $5000 after he was discriminated against by his former employer for his age and Asperger's Syndrome.
School hostel workers to be paid for overnight shifts
Eight workers at a boarding school near Fielding have won a case involving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Sleepover caregiver wins $30,000
The caregiver was regularly underpaid and worked overnight shifts for $50 cash.
Transgender woman not backing down
A transgender woman who claims she was forced out of her job at an Auckland barbershop has been cleared to pursue her claim of unjustified dismissal
No pay for caravan park work
A retired couple who worked at a caravan park in exchange for a free site were volunteers - not employees says the ERA.
Former school worker to pursue $60k back pay
A former primary school employee is to pursue a claim of more than $60,000 of back pay for sleepover shifts she worked.
Fraud accused staffer awarded $41,500
A lab worker lost her job of 15 years after being wrongly accused of fraudulently filling out documents.
Overworked farmers awarded $22k
Workers weren't allowed time off, including a pregnant woman who was told she'd be laid off if she took maternity leave.
Sacked after just three days on the job
A beneficiary who gained employment through Work and Income has been awarded more than $12,000 after he was sacked just three days into his new job.
Reasons for pay gap a puzzle
Women still earn about 10 per cent less than men after taking into account all measurable factors other than gender, new research has found.