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Airport worker fired for watching rugby
An airport worker fired for watching sport on television instead of working has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
An airport worker fired for watching sport on television instead of working has lost his unfair dismissal claim.
Garry Ferris has resigned as editor of the Sunday Star-Times and Fairfax operations after less than a year in the job.
The boss of ANZ - the country's largest bank - received a pay rise of almost 14 per cent for the 2013 financial year, pushing his remuneration package over $4 million.
A Santa-suited manager accused of sexual harassment at a work Christmas party says he was in shock when he heard the allegation.
Job candidates say a bad experience during interviews gives firms a bad name.
Young New Zealand workers are more likely than their older colleagues to make the most of business trips at their company's expense by spending up on high-end meals.
Over the past few decades, there has been a conscious effort to make our labour markets more flexible, writes Peter Lyons. This flexibility has tended to apply most effectively to those at the bottom end of the market.
Executives who are fired from their companies would be less likely to get excessive golden handshakes under a private member's bill being promoted by National list MP Paul Goldsmith.
A company has been ordered to pay up after security guards were not paid for their work at the Coromandel Gold music festival.
The number of workers in the core public service is up by almost 400 since last year and is nudging the cap set by the Government.
Labour leader David Cunliffe took the attack to Prime Minister John Key as the Government backed a convention centre deal with SkyCity.
A bill paving the way for SkyCity's $402m convention centre has passed its final reading in Parliament, but Labour says they will not be bound by the 'shonky' deal.
Immigration officials will consider removing GPs from a skills shortage list as newly qualified immigrant doctors struggle to find jobs in hospitals.
An attitude of deference pervades New Zealand's working culture, says CTU president Helen Kelly.
An Air New Zealand employee who emailed senior executives comparing his boss's leadership to Saddam Hussein's regime was justifiably disciplined.
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.
NZ's unemployment rate slipped to 6.2 per cent in the three months ended September 30 just below the 6.3 per cent forecast.
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.
Embalmer Marissa Deadman admits she is sometimes embarrassed when handing out her business card.