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Union wants extra pay for holidays not Mondayised
A big union wants workers to be paid more if statutory holidays fall on a weekend.
French pupils strike against phantom holiday cut
Schoolchildren in several French towns have joined wildcat strikes against a government plan to cut a month from their summer holidays.
Final curtain call for north's long summer
Annie Drew and her girls enjoyed a late season splash at the beach yesterday as the North Island's seemingly never-ending summer pushed on.
Illegal trading figures 'on par' with 2009
The Department of Labour will consider prosecuting 38 retailers after 19 were caught trading on Good Friday and another 19 on Easter Sunday.
Archbishop retreats after unholy row
An war of words between the Catholic and Protestant churches culminated yesterday in an apology from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Easter trading laws need to be fairer, consistent – business association
An outspoken Auckland business association head says current Easter trading laws are absurd and needed to be updated.
Easter traffic chokes NZ's highways
A line of congestion 10km long north of Auckland and delays of up to 90 minutes elsewhere have hit NZ highways as traffic continues to build.
Bad year for getting a day off on the company
Enjoy next Monday off, Aucklanders - the Anniversary Day long weekend is the last you'll get until Easter, in early April.