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![Casting your net wide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Casting your net wide
Job-seeking online is about more than checking postings, says Cassandra Gaisford/
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New KiwiSaver award announced
A new 'people's choice' award for the best KiwiSaver communicators has been announced.
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Bus drivers snub $500 olive branch
Auckland bus drivers turned their backs on a $500 sweetener from the region's public transport agency when they rejected a new pay offer.
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Pay rise rejected - where to now in bus dispute?
An 11.5pc pay rise over three years, which was rejected by NZ Bus drivers and cleaners today, was recommended by its unions as "the best deal we could get".
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Sean Plunket loses ERA case against Radio NZ
The ERA finds Radio NZ was within its right to stop Morning Report presenter Sean Plunket writing a column in Metro magazine.
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Bus drivers reject pay offer in stormy meeting
Disappointed bus drivers and cleaners stormed out of a meeting after being presented with NZ Bus's revised pay offer today.
![Kiwi banker in London sues for $3.4m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi banker in London sues for $3.4m
A high-flying NZ banking exec says she was hounded out of her $250,000 pounds ($578,000) a year job in London by sexist Japanese bosses.
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Bus services disrupted tomorrow as drivers vote on pay deal
Drivers and cleaners will decide between 9.30am and 2pm tomorrow whether to accept NZ Bus's pay offer.
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<i>Ross Crotty:</i> Courts not always the best solution
Heading to the courts is not always the best solution in industrial disputes, says employment lawyer Ross Crotty.
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Bus drivers' unions agree with NZ Bus on pay-rise
The unions will recommend that bus drivers and cleaners accept a pay-rise offer when they meet next Wednesday.
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Workplaces cautious about new policy on breaks
Most workplaces seem ill-prepared to accommodate the new law change which would allow managers to exercise more control over workers' regular breaks.
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Phones: Insurers easy, bosses strict
Cellphone use may not affect drivers' insurance claims in the case of an accident, but employers are taking a hard line.