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![Cowboy hat dispute led to dismissal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cowboy hat dispute led to dismissal
A woman who was dismissed from a cowboy-themed bar at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour, in part for not wearing her cowboy hat, has been awarded more than $12,000.
![Moonlighting stylist to pay less](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Moonlighting stylist to pay less
Dire finances means beauty salon owners will get less of a payout from an employee they caught via Facebook treating clients at home.
![Jason Walker: Flexible working options proving popular with workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jason Walker: Flexible working options proving popular with workers
Are flexible working options popular with New Zealand workers?
![Worker fired after emotional health deteriorated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker fired after emotional health deteriorated
A factory worker fired when her emotional health deteriorated after a colleague was accused of sexually assaulting her has won her job back.
![Action filed in $4/hour restaurant case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Action filed in $4/hour restaurant case
Investigations into an Indian restaurant chain allegedly paying its staff less than $4 an hour has resulted in an action being filed with the ERA.
![Nine hospital telephonists get backpay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nine hospital telephonists get backpay
Nine Whakatane Hospital telephonists will receive almost four years' backpay after an Employment Relations Authority ruling.
![Restaurant's $4 an hour wage claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Restaurant's $4 an hour wage claim
An Auckland restaurant chain alleged to have paid workers less than $4 an hour has been taken to the Employment Relations Authority.
![Worker told: Beg for petrol](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker told: Beg for petrol
A bread delivery driver has been awarded $18,000 after being sacked for refusing his boss's orders to beg for petrol when he ran out of fuel while making his rounds.
![Kerre McIvor: Mean bid to deny a basic right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kerre McIvor: Mean bid to deny a basic right
Kerre McIvor's first job as a journalist at the age of 18 was to report the outcome of a meeting between the management and the union at a freezing works company in Palmerston North.
![Reviews bring vital opportunities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reviews bring vital opportunities
A process which commonly takes place at this time of year is one employees either welcome or dread: the annual performance review.
![Kiwi employers struggling to find staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi employers struggling to find staff
Half of all New Zealand employers are struggling to find staff with the right skills, with engineers most in demand, a survey has found.
![Restaurateur 'took advantage' of elderly couple - ERA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Restaurateur 'took advantage' of elderly couple - ERA
A restaurateur who took $7000 from an elderly Chinese couple who were seeking his help with their daughter's immigration case by getting her a job in his kitchen has lost his employment battle.
![Sick day notes under scrutiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sick day notes under scrutiny
Ailing workers might find it tougher to get a medical certificate from their doctor after a review into how the certificates are issued.
![IRD eyes 500 over low-pay dodge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD eyes 500 over low-pay dodge
The IRD is investigating up to 500 people it believes may have given themselves artificially low salaries to avoid paying the top personal tax rate.
![Open mind vital for opening doors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Open mind vital for opening doors
Being curious about the differences while seeking common ground is a practice that works well for Tim Deane when he does business in cultures overseas.
![Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'
A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses was unjustifiably dismissed despite treating the charity as a "personal bank".
![Social media trail rumbles moonlighter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Social media trail rumbles moonlighter
A beauty therapist who was caught treating salon clients at home after leaving her Facebook page open at work has been ordered to pay damages.
![You're fired... but wait, there's more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
You're fired... but wait, there's more
Gordon Faber sacked a bogus refrigeration engineer who falsified his work history, wrecked customers' equipment and almost electrocuted one of his fellow workers. Then he had to pay the man more than $10,000 for lost wages and distress.