Engineered stone giant Cosentino warns against ‘chaos’ of total ban
The company faced scrutiny after legal action from stonemasons who developed silicosis.
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Health Ministry proposes job cuts of 18 per cent
Ministry of Health proposes to slash 134 roles entirely to meet Govt savings directive.
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Zuru cofounder weighed AI options from Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google.
$700 per week for two kids: Daycare fees crippling families
'It's a massive barrier and it’s not really supporting women back into the workforce.'
Govt doesn’t understand cuts impact, staff say, amid computer systems warning
Officials at the centre of this week's job losses say services will be impacted.
Fears for NZ's biosecurity frontline as job axe falls at MPI
Fed Farmers understands the "economic reality" of cuts, but worries about vital services.
'No good time': MoH staff to learn fate first day back from Easter break
The window between Easter and school holidays was decided the best time to inform staff.
MBIE proposes more voluntary redundancies as public service cuts continue
The ministry had previously confirmed 111 voluntary redundancies were accepted.
MPI and health ministry to cut hundreds of jobs, union says it's an 'irresponsible gamble'
Ministries are urged to find savings between 6.5 and 7.5 per cent on average.
Inside the history of employment disputes of stood-down Green MP's husband
ERA decisions highlight a history of issues with Hoff-Nielsen's companies.
Calls for engineered stone ban with tradies' lives at risk
The College of Physicians has written to the PM, saying lives are at risk.
'Patients will die': End of overnight GP service as underfunding, ageing workforce bite
There is now no overnight doctors service between Whangārei and Auckland's North Shore.
Suspended Green MP Darleen Tana breaks silence on allegations of migrant exploitation
Tana is the third Green MP in less than a year to run into trouble.
'No sacred cows' - TVNZ CEO as axe falls on top shows, possible cuts to Shortland St
TVNZ has confirmed four of its flagship shows face the axe in a major restructuring.
'Devastating event': Construction employee dies while working on large Auckland project
At this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious.
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‘Last of its kind’ - TVNZ staff ‘deeply concerned’ as flagship shows face axe
Former PM Helen Clark has labelled the cuts 'disgraceful'.
Public sector stress: Inside the 'unsettling' efforts to cut costs at govt departments
Just how deep will the cuts go in the race to cut spending?
'Naturally devastated': Foreign construction worker believed to have been killed by falling gate
It’s understood the worker died after being hit by a falling gate.
Why we need to think beyond the hype of the four-day week
Is reducing work hours the right step forward in a changing world?
Number of jobs lost could be even higher in Newshub closure
A source told the Herald freelance workers weren’t invited to this week’s meeting.
Newshub closure: Warner Bros boss fronts; PM reacts; Star's morale-boosting speech
There are 'a lot of devastated staff', a senior journalist said.
Opinion: The intoxicating risks of having a hangover at work
OPINION: Showing up to work with a hangover is increasingly recognised as risky business.
Focus: Vietnamese migrants ‘sold everything’ to pay for work visas
A group of 16 Vietnamese allegedly paid $203,000 after being promised work and new lives, but arrived to find no jobs and were left with a mountain of debt. Video / Jason Oxenham
Public sector wages hit record high, driven by health settlement
A new report shows public sector wages rose higher than those in the private sector.
Watch: NZ's most expensive office block topped off, sale deal struck
'The work-from-home thing is not working any more for businesses.'
Sixty-one UK firms trialled a four-day week. Here's how many are sticking with it
Financial Times: Results are in from the largest four-day week trial undertaken so far.
'Shame on you', grieving woman tells sparky responsible for her partner's death
'The person sitting over there has taken away the future we planned.'
Rude CEO swore at employee and ridiculed her in front of others
An HR manager also bullied the woman, who has now been awarded $36k in compo.
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'Screaming for my life': Man who lost leg in 'horrific' accident now helps amputees
'I can’t even describe... how painful that was. Like the pain went through my organs.'
Racial slur: Te Whatu Ora nurse sacked following comment about colleague
Three of the nurse's colleagues reacted to the comment with laughing emojis.