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![<i>Mark Irving :</i> My time in advertising](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
<i>Mark Irving :</i> My time in advertising
Often people I meet seem genuinely curious about what it's like to work in the advertising industry.
![Guard loses bid to appeal firing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Guard loses bid to appeal firing
A Rimutaka prison guard has been denied the chance to challenge a determination of the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) after he was fired for serious misconduct.
![ERA awards elephant handler $26,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
ERA awards elephant handler $26,000
An elephant handler was sacked after being told that his charge, Jumbo, was 'lost', only to find she had been given away.
![Dunne defends Greymouth IRD job cuts announcement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dunne defends Greymouth IRD job cuts announcement
Peter Dunne has defended the timing of the announcement of eight job losses at the IRD in Greymouth.
![Jobs cut at two sawmills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jobs cut at two sawmills
More than 50 sawmill workers at two North Island sawmills have been told they will lose their jobs.
![Grieving dad 'gutted' for workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Grieving dad 'gutted' for workers
A grieving father and spokesman for families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River Coal mine says he's "gutted" for the Pike River workers made redundant after the company went into receivership.
![Pike River miners set to lose jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pike River miners set to lose jobs
The majority of miners remaining at Pike River Coal mine look set to lose their jobs, as officials today told workers they were going to proceed with redundancies three weeks after a series of explosions killed 29 workers inside the mine.
![Clipped shearer gets $2250](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Clipped shearer gets $2250
A shearer has been awarded $2250 for being punched in the face by his boss after swearing at his wife.
![Air NZ told to reinstate attendant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Air NZ told to reinstate attendant
Air NZ has been ordered for a second time to reinstate a flight attendant sacked for sitting down during turbulence. The Employment Court ruled Randall Wulff's firing was unfair and "unjustifiable".
![Primary teachers and Govt reach settlement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Primary teachers and Govt reach settlement
The Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.
![Humiliated staffer paid thousands by mental health trust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Humiliated staffer paid thousands by mental health trust
A BOP trust for people with mental illness must pay $13k plus a year's earnings to a woman unfairly sacked while on stress leave.