Opinion<i>Steve Mackenzie:</i> Why surcharges are not newsworthyDon't like surcharges? Vote with your feet, says Restaurant Association chief executive Steve Mackenzie.03 Jan 04:30 PM
EmploymentSurcharge confusion stretches to 4th dayCustomers claim businesses are being greedy in adding surcharges on days not officially holidays.03 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey had urged pay freeze for MPsMPs were given a 1.4 per cent pay rise despite Prime Minister John Key urging the Remuneration Authority to freeze their salaries.23 Dec 09:41 PM
New ZealandMPs get pay rise for ChristmasMembers of Parliament have just got an early Christmas present - a 1.4 per cent pay increase plus an extra $2000 to make up for the scrapped international airfares rebate - in the latest review in MPs' salaries.23 Dec 03:24 AM
EmploymentPayroll fraud accountant sentencedA businessman who manipulated the company payroll to give himself a $10,000 payrise, has been sentenced to 200 hours' community work.20 Dec 11:55 PM
AgribusinessMeat workers pay not docked - CEOSilver Ferns Farms has hit back at complaints that workers at its Te Aroha plant had their pay deducted for observing a two-minute silence to remember the Pike River miners.17 Dec 04:23 AM
EmploymentNZ women doing well but could be better - reportNZ women still struggle to gain leadership roles and suffer from high levels of domestic violence, a report says.16 Dec 10:19 PM
AgribusinessPay cut for two-minute silenceStaff at a North Island freezing works had their pay cut for the official two-minute silence to remember the 29 miners killed in the Pike River mine.16 Dec 04:30 PM
EmploymentCalls for opencast mine at Pike RiverGrey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn is calling for Pike River to be made into an opencast coal mine, amid efforts to keep the 114 skilled miners made redundant today on the West Coast.14 Dec 04:42 AM
Opinion<i>All in a day's work: </i>A pre-Christmas pay rise?Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.05 Dec 08:30 PM
New ZealandPrimary teachers and Govt reach settlementThe Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.01 Dec 10:40 PM