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![Brian Fallow: Insurance plans aren't such a sure thing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Insurance plans aren't such a sure thing
Act wants to insure against unemployment; the Greens against sickness. What's the catch?
![Company to pay nearly $60k in Covid redundancy case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Company to pay nearly $60k in Covid redundancy case
The first case of Covid-19 redundancies found two staffers unfairly dismissed.
![Laid off v fired: Why does it matter?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Laid off v fired: Why does it matter?
Being fired can be tougher to recover from financially, professionally, and socially.
![Comment: Loss of Wendy Petrie a big blow for TVNZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Comment: Loss of Wendy Petrie a big blow for TVNZ
TVNZ's cull is mystifying on multiple levels, writes Duncan Greive.
!['Best in the business': Supporters rally around Petrie after job-loss rumours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Best in the business': Supporters rally around Petrie after job-loss rumours
Broadcaster has been praised in the wake of news that TVNZ will not renew her contract.
![Retail job cuts 'consequence' of customer habits - experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail job cuts 'consequence' of customer habits - experts
'These trends come at a social cost to employees, who are often quite vulnerable.'
![Focus: The Warehouse set to slash more than 900 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: The Warehouse set to slash more than 900 jobs
News that more than 900 jobs are set to be cut was delivered to workers in an early morning meeting before stores opened. Video / NZ Herald
![Disabled jobseeker told she would only get job 'if someone feels bad'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disabled jobseeker told she would only get job 'if someone feels bad'
A Hamilton woman says her 10-year search for work has uncovered employers' bad attitudes.
![What would it take for a universal basic income to work in NZ?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What would it take for a universal basic income to work in NZ?
A UBI isn't the only option, it's just the most widely talked about.
![Precarious times for Kiwi language teachers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Precarious times for Kiwi language teachers
Kiwi language teachers face precarious times created by the financial hole left by falling foreign enrolments. Video / NZ Herald
![SkyCity applies for wage subsidy extension, angering laid-off workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
SkyCity applies for wage subsidy extension, angering laid-off workers
SkyCity is seeking more Government help after laying off 900 staff.
![Up to 140 jobs go at top Auckland hotel as associate in liquidation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Up to 140 jobs go at top Auckland hotel as associate in liquidation
Jobs lost as Viaduct Quays Hotel goes into liquidation, company vows to re-open.
![Big Read: Tips for employers as second wave of redundancies looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big Read: Tips for employers as second wave of redundancies looms
Avoiding key mistakes can ensure workers don't take a personal grievance case.
![Majority of Kiwis want borders closed until virus contained - poll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Majority of Kiwis want borders closed until virus contained - poll
80 per cent support keeping NZ's border closed until the virus is contained elsewhere.
![Brian Fallow: Tiwai closure sad news - and an opportunity for the environment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Tiwai closure sad news - and an opportunity for the environment
Power from Manapouri is much too valuable just to be frittered away.
![Tiwai Point closure: What Transpower must spend to shift excess power north](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tiwai Point closure: What Transpower must spend to shift excess power north
Energy prices may fall but consumer power bills may also be affected by transmission cost.
![Govt flight ban - 'I've missed my only chance to work'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt flight ban - 'I've missed my only chance to work'
Air travel ban has left the essential worker stranded and losing out on a big payday.
![Vacancies, Covid-19 create long wait for face surgery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vacancies, Covid-19 create long wait for face surgery
Elective face and neck surgery wait times have increased by three months at Waikato DHB.
![Waikato DHB privacy breach 'disappointing'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waikato DHB privacy breach 'disappointing'
A doctor had his medical records accessed by colleagues after he went to the ED for care.
![Worker shortages could raise food prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker shortages could raise food prices
Food growers are worried there aren't enough hands to do the work.
![Stranded workers 'losing hope' of returning home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stranded workers 'losing hope' of returning home
The mental health and wellbeing of 117 Samoan workers is becoming a big concern.
![Covid-19 redundant now covered with insurance careers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19 redundant now covered with insurance careers
NZ insurance company AAI snaps up 40 people made redundant from travel and aviation.
![Are you being paid less than someone else doing your job?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Are you being paid less than someone else doing your job?
Half of us say we've been paid less for doing the exact same job as another person.
![Focus: AA Insurance giving redundant travel and tourism workers a chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: AA Insurance giving redundant travel and tourism workers a chance
AA Insurance is recruiting ex-travel and tourism workers made redundant from the Covid-19 travel restrictions. Video / Alex Burton
![Covid jobseekers: How to get the best pay deal and conditions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid jobseekers: How to get the best pay deal and conditions
When you have the facts you are in a great position to negotiate both pay and conditions.
![DHB breached privacy of own doctor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DHB breached privacy of own doctor
Waikato DHB found in breach of doctor's privacy after colleagues accessed medical file.
![Don't hit send: Hold that late-night work email](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Don't hit send: Hold that late-night work email
Nothing good comes from work emails sent in the wee hours of the morning experts say.
![Watch Misconceptions, Episode 8: Miscarriage and work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch Misconceptions, Episode 8: Miscarriage and work
Misconceptions is a 10-part online video series telling the real story about miscarriage.
![The jobs Kiwis don't want: 1000 jobs on offer but employers can't fill them](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The jobs Kiwis don't want: 1000 jobs on offer but employers can't fill them
Essential workers are screaming for help. But the borders are closed to foreign workers.