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Kiwisaver: Does shareholder income count?

Can shareholder earnings be taken into account for a first home subsidy?

Pair justifiably sacked for fight with manager of neighbouring farm

Disabled man paid less than minimum wage for car yard work

Aged care's low-paid workforce

Caregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.

Workplace bullying can cause real harm

Workplace bullying is harmful and someone who is being bullied should not accept it as something "normal", writes Val Leveson.

Volcanic fallout over money loss

A property developer who went bankrupt owing $32m is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority by a former employee for more than $1m.

Ex-PGC managing director not entitled to payout

Former Pyne Gould Corporation managing director John Duncan is not entitled to $880,000 worth of bonus shares or redundancy pay and has only been awarded around $4000 after an Employment Relations Authority fight.

Xmas parties: How to survive

The work Christmas do can be a minefield of alcohol-fuelled wit, drunken proposals, chronic boredom and stuffing yourself silly.

Airport worker fired for watching rugby

An airport worker fired for watching sport on television instead of working has lost his unfair dismissal claim.

Sales rep who wouldn't relocate not wrongly dismissed

Air NZ's warning over Saddam email 'ok'

An Air New Zealand employee who emailed senior executives comparing his boss's leadership to Saddam Hussein's regime was justifiably disciplined.

Ananish Chaudhuri: Do women need to be more aggressive at work?

Research suggests that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, may be right to say female workers need to become far more aggressive, writes Ananish Chaudhuri.

Dump worker unfairly sacked for scavenging

Rebecca Kamm: Employers still asking women about baby plans

It occurred to me some months ago I'd reached an age that, for many employers, might spell trouble. Or: p.r.e.g.n.a.n.c.y.

Company can't force workers to take drug test - Court

Shelley Bridgeman: Have you lied on your CV?

Is your CV beyond reproach or have you stretched the truth to some degree? What drives people to tell outright lies about their history? Is it ever justified?

Brian Rudman: Artwork a lop-sided history lesson

The menacing silhouette of this armed strike-breaker is hardly an image that exudes warmth or attracts support, writes Brian Rudman. Put him back by all means, but in the interests of historical balance, why not an equally menacing wharfie?

Truck driver with prosthetic leg awarded compensation