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Bullying allegations levelled against HDC office
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Minimum wage rise to benefit 250,000 workers
Around 250,000 people will get a pay boost next year with an increase in the minimum wage.
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Tom O'Neil: Goodbye 2019, hello 2020
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FENZ bullying culture: 'Good progress being made'
Bullying workshops, a new complaints process are among the things being done.
Top horse trainer appeals $370k payout to paralysed rider
Top horse trainer Stephen McKee was held responsible for Sophia Malthus' paralysis.
'I just touched his hand': Kiwi killed on Sydney IMAX construction site
Kiwi worker died soon after high pressure water pipe burst on multimillion-dollar project.
Audrey Young: The Labour party president Ardern is hoping for
COMMENT: Ardern found the spine that was missing last year and forced out the president.
'Sober chaperones' coming to a Xmas party near you
Christmas parties can get messy. So does corporate NZ need babysitters?
Whanganui skills gap holding back business growth
Skills gaps are keeping many of our businesses from expanding to their full potential.
Xmas party misbehaviour: Company takes desperate step to keep order
Financial Times: The company doesn't want to see a repeat of history.
Worker sacked for chucking sickie to see The Wiggles
A Toyota employee has been sacked for faking a sickie after a workmate dobbed on him.
Big role for small firms in mental health
There's much work to do around mental health in small businesses.
Thousands of workers' salaries revealed
People from across the world have had their salaries and job details published online.
Code of conduct investigation into Wellington councillor after concerns
Simon Woolf is in hot water again after wading into staffing employment matters.
Comment: Lunchtime massages don't trump working mothers
Mum resorts to expressing breast milk in her car after dedicated parents' room reassigned.
Positive referees help you land the job
Choose your referees carefully, writes Raewyn Court.
She's helped 150 people die: 'It's been the most rewarding work of my life'
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The CEO's guide to retirement
Harvard Business Review: Knowing when to let go is an important part of the job.
Working in the #MeToo era
While the sexist language and jokes are decreasing, the only appropriate level is zero.
Tom O'Neil: Happiness is contagious
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Slumps, complacency, golden years: The lifecycle of a top CEO
The Harvard Business Review looks at different stages a CEO endures during a career.
'Drunk as a skunk' – how a serial drink-driver got let off
Police "stubbornness" resulted in the offender getting off the hook.
Watercooler conversations: When you quit a job, don't burn any bridges
Avoid burning bridges on your way in - or out - the door.
Unilever is shaking up the archaic way people are paid
Financial Times: Unilever spends about $11.27 billion on salaries every year.