MPs could be paid more under new plan
John Key's plans to rein in politicians’ pay appear to be in a shambles as critics point out it would actually have delivered bigger pay increases in the long-term.
John Key's plans to rein in politicians’ pay appear to be in a shambles as critics point out it would actually have delivered bigger pay increases in the long-term.
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The Fire Service has been ordered to pay $3500 in costs to a senior staff member who received an unjustified formal warning for bullying.
A liquor store worker who was threatened, assaulted, called a "f***ing Indian" and "Indian dog" by his employer has been awarded $45,000 in damages.
A woman described as a trusted employee spent $312,000 of company money on her wedding, home renovations, school fees and debt.
A Greymouth catering company has been ordered to pay more than $10,000 for serious labour law breaches.
MPs will pass a law under urgency on Wednesday to cut their latest hefty pay rise and to index future increases against the same measure that is used for superannuation rises.
Labour leader Andrew Little has called for an immediate cut in ACC levies, saying the corporation was set to collect $350 million a year more than needed.
A worker who posted comments online calling his former employer "a pile of crap" has been penalised for breaching a settlement agreement.
The wellbeing of families is threatened when workers feel insecure, writes CTU president Helen Kelly.
Yesterday changes to flexible work arrangements came into effect with the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2014 extending the legal right to ask for flexible working arrangements from caregivers only, to all employees.
The two office workers caught in a high-profile sex romp with the lights on are no longer employed by the Christchurch firm they were with at the time.
'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
A home-based childcare company that uses Education Ministry funding to entice people to work for it took seven weeks before it started paying a new home-based educator.
The Reserve Bank is cutting staff numbers as it restructures its operations.
A move to rein in politicians' pay doesn't give moral authority to the Government in upcoming pay negotiations, public sector representatives say.
Business confidence has strengthened in ANZ's first survey of the year.
Former MPs including Mike Sabin are set to get a taxpayer-funded 5.5 per cent backdated pay rise.
New research suggests extended joblessness could also dampen our personalities. And that can make it harder to find more work.
A former meatworks employee, who complained of intimidation by a fellow worker after he cut up animal hearts in front of him, has been awarded $5000.
Union chief says 50-cent-an-hour lift in minimum wage is a slap in the face for the families of New Zealand.
Wellington's barefooted Anglican Bishop Justin Duckworth has thrown his weight behind a campaign for a 'living wage' - recalibrated at $19.25 an hour.
Maori Aussie ("Mozzie") soul/reggae artist Sammy Johnson has come back to his parents' homeland to forge an international career in music.
Rachel Farrant is used to being the only woman in the room, but says the door is open for more to join her.
A pharmacist who stole prescription drugs from his former employer, including erectile dysfunction medication and the morning-after pill, has been deregistered.