Paris airport could run dry after fuel blockades
France's govt yesterday admitted that the country's biggest airport might run out of fuel, as pension reform protesters blockade refineries.
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<i>Media</i>: Insult to injury for Indians
First it was Paul Henry. Now it's Michael Laws. These are cruel times for shock jocks and the people who love them, writes John Drinnan.
Minister brushes off Henry payout question
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman maintains he is unaware of any golden handshake to Paul Henry and says it would be "inappropriate" to find out.
<i>Gill South</i>: A dash of silliness goes a long way towards a happier workplace
It doesn't have to be wacky, but a bit of fun at work is therapeutic for staff, and for the business.
Hobbit actors 'political pawns'
Kiwi actors are being used as pawns in a high-stakes game involving Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.
Canadian union backs NZ actors over <i>Hobbit</i>
A Canadian actors' union has sided with its Kiwi counterparts in a dispute over employment terms on Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films.
Things far from rosy in Aust workplace
The glow is starting to fade on working life in the lucky country.
Sam Neill calls for calm
Actor Sam Neill says the dispute between the actors' unions and 'The Hobbit' producers could be resolved with a simple cup of tea.
Aussie MP wades into <i>Hobbit</i> row
Australian MP Eric Abetz is accusing the actors' union advocating a boycott of the film The Hobbit of threatening thousands of jobs on both sides of the Tasman.
IHC companies put under statutory management
Two firms caring for the disabled asked to be put under statutory management as they could not afford the potential $176m liability of a requirement to pay sleeping workers.
Ministers meet <i>Hobbit</i> filmmakers
Two senior ministers have made themselves available to mediate in the industrial dispute surrounding The Hobbit after meeting with Fran Walsh and Sir Peter Jackson today.
Co-writer reacts to <i>Hobbit</i> dispute
The Aussie film industry is lobbying for The Hobbit should industrial issues not be resolved in NZ, says the film's co-producer and co-writer.
<i>Hobbit</i> deal near with unions, studios - report
The Hobbit could be released as early as 2012, according to Hollywood sources.
Battling actors have a hobbit onside
The furore over The Hobbit is the normal process of a union trying to talk to an employer who is refusing to talk back, says actor and director Ian Mune.
Email row over <i>Hobbit</i> claims
The head of an Auckland actors' agency says he was saddened by an insulting email from the head of South Pacific Pictures reacting to comments he'd made on the Hobbit stand-off.
Stalemate in <i>Hobbit</i> stoush
The actors' union pushing for collective contracts for actors in New Zealand says it is "disappointed" in Sir Peter Jackson's refusal to negotiate terms and conditions for Hobbit actors.
Govt shouldn't take sides on Hobbit - CTU
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is fuming at the Government for siding with Sir Peter Jackson's stance on the union dispute surrounding The Hobbit movies.