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Warehouse unveils higher pay plans
Warehouse Group has announced plans to lift staff wages and create a better-trained workforce, with rewards for long-term service.
No more 'she'll be right, mate'
In 23 years as a scaffolder, Wally Noble came to rely on other people to fence off any hazard on a building site.
Sexually harassed truckie awarded $63k
A female truckie has been awarded more than $63,000 for being sexually harassed, discriminated against and unjustifiably dismissed from her job.
Struggle to fill health sector gaps
The country's ageing population is driving the demand for professional and non-professional health workers and this can only increase.
No one wants to make pizza
There are few things more Italian than a freshly-baked pizza emerging from a wood-fired oven, but Italy is now facing an acute shortage of pizza makers.
Concern over employment law changes
Employment law experts have expressed concerns about plans to fast-track decisions on disputes before the Employment Relations Authority.
Air NZ criticised for taking 10 months to discipline flight attendant
An "agitated" Air NZ hostess, angry at how she was woken during a flight, was ordered to take anger management lessons because she shook the colleague who woke her.
Helen Twose: Deductions can cause confusion
My wife works in a rest home and like many of her low paid fellow workers has an individual employment contract.
Midwife quits job after providing substandard care
A midwife who has been found to have provided substandard care to a young mother has quit the profession.
Bullying claim firefighter stays on
A volunteer firefighter and calendar pin-up girl who left her job at the Feilding Volunteer Brigade citing a "bullying culture" has withdrawn her resignation.
Big demand for skills of pay clerks
Payroll clerks have joined tradesmen as the most sought-after workers in the country because of the Novopay crisis, an international recruiting agency says.
Job vacancies on the rise again
The labour market is showing signs of warming up - but new graduates and trainees still face a tough battle for work.
Air NZ to pay costs in overpayment case
Air New Zealand has been ordered to pay more than $13,000 in legal costs to an employee who was overpaid $70,000.
'Insidious' medical workplace bullying
Workplace bullying affects a quarter of Australian medical professionals and similar "insidious" levels are likely to be occurring in New Zealand, says a researcher.
Sacked worker blasted boss on radio
A kennel worker sacked for bagging her boss on the radio has been ordered to pay her former employer $4000 after losing her Employment Relations Authority hearing.
Judy McGregor: Mighty pay rise overlooks aged carers
A startling aspect of the 73 per cent pay rise for directors of Mighty River Power is that John Key says it is "realistic" and "sensible" to do it now, writes Judy McGregor, before the company is listed on the sharemarket next month.
Home sweet home - at work
Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world-class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander.
Lucky at work: Designers give award winning comfort to Kiwi staff
If you work for ASB and you are in Takapuna's Sovereign House, Albany's C:Drive or are about to move into ASB North Wharf at Wynyard Quarter, then lucky you.
Sacked over sick day Facebook fun
A Gisborne coach has lost his appeal against being fired after pictures of him emerged on Facebook smiling and giving the thumbs up while on sick leave.
A 'yes' can add quality to career
New graduates are currently in demand in the nursing industry, but they must be eager and enthusiastic, and should never say "no" to anything.
Top job opportunities on the boil
Engineering and construction started this year as hot industries for jobs. The collapse of Mainzeal flooded the market with motivated jobseekers.
Familiar faces likely to linger on
There will be few new faces around the Auckland Council chamber after October's local body elections, with most councillors standing for re-election and little sign of strong contenders to oust the incumbents.