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![Chef sacked for fire at retirement home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chef sacked for fire at retirement home
A barbecue fire which scared residents at a retirement home, destroyed the barbecue and caused $1000 of smoke damage led to a chef being rightly sacked.
![Fears firms' drug tests breach law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fears firms' drug tests breach law
Almost half of firms surveyed by a leading employers' group have reported sacking staff for drug use.
![Union deal would delay job cuts: Air NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Union deal would delay job cuts: Air NZ
Air New Zealand says it will delay the axing of 180 wide-body maintenance jobs if it can get an industrial agreement with a union covering some of the engineers.
![Worker dismissed for attacking patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker dismissed for attacking patient
A psychiatric assistant who forced a young autistic patient to the ground and held him in a head lock was justifiably dismissed, the ERA rules.
![Workers: We could not leave at night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Workers: We could not leave at night
An Auckland employer is accused of exploiting migrant workers who claim they were not paid and were housed in city offices.
![Childcare head's sacking upheld](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Childcare head's sacking upheld
An early childhood centre manager who used an account set aside for children's lunches, has failed to prove she was unjustifiably dismissed.
![NZ academics losing race for cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ academics losing race for cash
New Zealand's leading universities and academics are behind international competitors when it comes to attracting cash from business, a new comparison shows.
![Novopay millions paid back slowly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Novopay millions paid back slowly
Nearly half of the millions of dollars mistakenly overpaid to teachers by Novopay has not been given back - with repayment rates as low as $2.50 per week agreed on.
![Time to nurture brain and body](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Time to nurture brain and body
Fruit bowls instead of snack machines and Swiss balls replacing office chairs are some of the changes businesses are making.
![Pizza driver hit in face with bar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pizza driver hit in face with bar
A Hamilton pizza delivery driver was struck with a metal bar in the face and again as he tried to crawl away from his assailant as he was on the ground.
![$5 fight costs lodge $12k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$5 fight costs lodge $12k
An argument over a $5 fee has cost a Wellington motor lodge almost $12,000 and censure for wrongful dismissal.
![Union applauds Warehouse pay plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Union applauds Warehouse pay plan
A union says it hopes other large retailers will follow The Warehouse's example and introduce pay increase plans for their shop-floor staff.
![Shop owner accused of forging letter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shop owner accused of forging letter
The owner of an Auckland shoe shop has been accused of providing a false letter to the Employment Relations Authority to try to justify the dismissal of a worker.
![Sacked principal battling to get his old job back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sacked principal battling to get his old job back
Former Bay of Islands College principal Elgin Edwards is fighting to get his job back, admitting he made mistakes running the school before being sacked last year.
![Teenager's $35,000 payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teenager's $35,000 payout
A 16-year-old labourer who hid in a toilet after being sexually harassed by his boss and co-workers at a Canterbury engineering firm has won a payout.
![Hiding resthome worker gets $10k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hiding resthome worker gets $10k
A resthome worker dismissed after hiding behind a door when discovered with a gardener in a dead resident's flat has been awarded more than $10,000 for legal costs.