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![$5000 bonus for expert teachers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$5000 bonus for expert teachers
A pay deal has been signed between the union representing primary and intermediate teachers and the Govt to introduce an allowance for 800 expert teachers worth $4 million.
![Action filed in $4/hour restaurant case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Action filed in $4/hour restaurant case
Investigations into an Indian restaurant chain allegedly paying its staff less than $4 an hour has resulted in an action being filed with the ERA.
![Employee shake up at Mobil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Employee shake up at Mobil
Mobil plans to replace its own staff with up to 70 contract agents in a major shakeup at the country's oldest oil company.
![Nine hospital telephonists get backpay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nine hospital telephonists get backpay
Nine Whakatane Hospital telephonists will receive almost four years' backpay after an Employment Relations Authority ruling.
![Modest growth - GDP up just 0.3pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Modest growth - GDP up just 0.3pc
The dollar has dropped on news the economy limped along in the first three months of the year, thanks largely to the North Island drought.
![Tweak your life in bite-sized bits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tweak your life in bite-sized bits
When it comes to changing your life, CV writer-turned-career coach Tom O'Neil says it is better to make changes by degrees.
![Gender pay gap hitting up to $20k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Gender pay gap hitting up to $20k
Women earn between $8000 and $20,000 less than their male colleagues in some New Zealand industries - despite being more qualified.
!['Bang and flash' as plane hit by lightning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Bang and flash' as plane hit by lightning
'I've never been struck by lightning in all my years of flying.' An MP was one of many who got a shocking surprise on an Air NZ flight this morning.
![Kerre McIvor: Mean bid to deny a basic right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kerre McIvor: Mean bid to deny a basic right
Kerre McIvor's first job as a journalist at the age of 18 was to report the outcome of a meeting between the management and the union at a freezing works company in Palmerston North.
![Employees want honesty, transparency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Employees want honesty, transparency
Research by Kenexa found up to 40 per cent of an organisation's success can be attributed to its leadership.
![One in five seniors still work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
One in five seniors still work
One in five pensioners is still in paid employment - a figure fuelled by finance company collapses, divorce and the cost of living, experts say.
![Publisher axes staff as distribution shifts to Oz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Publisher axes staff as distribution shifts to Oz
Jobs will be lost in New Zealand at book publishers HarperCollins and Pearson after the companies yesterday announced intentions to close some operations.
![Reviews bring vital opportunities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Reviews bring vital opportunities
A process which commonly takes place at this time of year is one employees either welcome or dread: the annual performance review.
![Denniston mine 'likely to go ahead'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Denniston mine 'likely to go ahead'
The Environment Court will reconvene tomorrow ahead of its final deliberations on whether to allow an open-cast mine to go ahead on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau.
![Peter Lyons: Fairy tale economy not a pathway to sustainable growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Peter Lyons: Fairy tale economy not a pathway to sustainable growth
The aim of balancing the books to reduce government debt ignores a fundamental lesson from the GFC, writes Peter Lyons.
![Are Kiwis workplace slackers?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Are Kiwis workplace slackers?
Most New Zealand workers say they could be more productive in their jobs if they had better management, more motivation, and greater recognition in the workplace.
![Industrial design at the cutting edge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Industrial design at the cutting edge
Lauren Palmer's job at F&P is to manage the team that creates world class innovative cooking appliances.
![Confidence in a 'bright future' key to local govt success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Confidence in a 'bright future' key to local govt success
Central government is encouraging local bodies to become more focused and efficient. Many are considering mergers with others and seeing how to cut costs.
![Only the beautiful need apply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Only the beautiful need apply
Employers wanting to hire only "beautiful" people can now advertise to a select group on an internet network that excludes less attractive people.