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![Victory for the workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Victory for the workers
Who cares about workers' rights? Well, suddenly lots of people do. And it’s not just the political left, writes Bryce Edwards.
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Sacked worker paid out $9000
A New Plymouth retail store sacked shop assistant Ericia Durning after she took home a car magazine without permission last year.
![$9k for worker fired over magazine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$9k for worker fired over magazine
A shop worker who was fired and reported to police for taking home a magazine has been awarded more than $9000 in compensation.
![Govt to move on zero-hour contracts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt to move on zero-hour contracts
The most punitive aspects of zero-hour contracts will be banned, the Government says.
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Cop fails to get $115k case re-heard
A constable who lost a long-running employment case against the police and was ordered to pay $115,000 in costs has failed to have his case re-heard.
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Job stability for KFC, Starbucks staff
Workers at KFC, Pizza Hutt, Carl's Junior and Starbucks will have guaranteed hours giving them job stability as Restaurant Brands does away with zero hour contracts.
![Pool manager wins back job after failed drug test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pool manager wins back job after failed drug test
The manager of a council pool in Lower Hutt who was fired after failing a drug test has won the right to go back to work for now.
![Council employee's tell-all video](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council employee's tell-all video
A local authority has been granted an interim injunction against a former staff member who posted a tell-all video online and sent links to staff and elected officials.
![Cotton On backs down on tea break plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cotton On backs down on tea break plan
Fashion retail chain Cotton On has backed down on a plan to have employees individually negotiate a tea and lunch break.
![Man unfairly dismissed after dining with escorts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man unfairly dismissed after dining with escorts
A man who was fired for inappropriate behaviour on a work trip to Thailand, including racking up expenses while dining with female escorts, has won his claim of unfair dismissal.
![Chain targets tea breaks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chain targets tea breaks
High street fashion chain Cotton On has become the first company to attempt to invoke the Government's 'tea break' law, First Union claims.
![Qatar boss shames employee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Qatar boss shames employee
A Qatar Airways employee has been shamed by the airline's boss after he emailed a photo of her slumped on the floor to the entire workforce.
![Angry texts earn worker $2500 fine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Angry texts earn worker $2500 fine
A man will have to fork out $2500 after sending disparaging texts to a former manager that called a co-worker a "sycophantic sociopath".
![Fire Service ordered to pay $3500 over bullying dismissal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire Service ordered to pay $3500 over bullying dismissal
The Fire Service has been ordered to pay $3500 in costs to a senior staff member who received an unjustified formal warning for bullying.
![Racist liquor store fined $45,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Racist liquor store fined $45,000
A liquor store worker who was threatened, assaulted, called a "f***ing Indian" and "Indian dog" by his employer has been awarded $45,000 in damages.
![Catering company ordered to pay $10,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Catering company ordered to pay $10,000
A Greymouth catering company has been ordered to pay more than $10,000 for serious labour law breaches.
![Law cutting MPs' pay rise to be urgently passed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Law cutting MPs' pay rise to be urgently passed
MPs will pass a law under urgency on Wednesday to cut their latest hefty pay rise and to index future increases against the same measure that is used for superannuation rises.
!['Pile of crap' post breached agreement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Pile of crap' post breached agreement
A worker who posted comments online calling his former employer "a pile of crap" has been penalised for breaching a settlement agreement.
![Gehan Gunasekara: Privacy training essential](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gehan Gunasekara: Privacy training essential
'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
![PSA warning over MPs' pay increases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
PSA warning over MPs' pay increases
A move to rein in politicians' pay doesn't give moral authority to the Government in upcoming pay negotiations, public sector representatives say.
![Meat worker bullied at 'the guts table'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meat worker bullied at 'the guts table'
A former meatworks employee, who complained of intimidation by a fellow worker after he cut up animal hearts in front of him, has been awarded $5000.
![Sex-claim driver wins compo case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sex-claim driver wins compo case
A truck driver sacked for allegedly sexually harassing and stalking staff at a restaurant he delivered to has been awarded almost $20,000 for unjustified dismissal.
![Secrets behind Hart's success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Secrets behind Hart's success
Graeme Hart's former business partner Stephen James says there are several features that helped Hart's Rank Group become so successful.