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Unions rallying against new employment laws
Unions are warning of heated collective contract talks on the horizon.
Unions are warning of heated collective contract talks on the horizon.
Garth George writes that after the Labour years, activists are relishing the chance to take their fight back to the street.
Andrew Little writes that changes to laws that take away workers' rights are unfair and unjust.
Patients are being treated in the corridors of North Shore Hospital's A&E because of overcrowding due to winter illnesses.
An Auckland restaurateur jailed for kidnapping two of his workers has been ordered to pay more than $75k.
Staff at Auckland's five-star Westin hotel have all been re-employed on new contracts but can be fired at a week's notice.
NZ is still only a middling performer when it comes to parental leave provisions, according to a study.
You're safer to eat your lunch off a toilet seat than the average office desk - and be careful how you handle the taps on the way out.
When the 90 day probationary period Bill was introduced, many people got hot under the collar. There were those that were thrilled.
Employment law changes will swing the balance in favour of bosses and expose workers to easier dismissal, an expert says.
The Government has announced plans to extend the 90 Day Trial scheme to incorporate more workplaces, reports TVNZ.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.
Waihi gold miners have accused their Australian employer of Victorian work practices by making them take their breaks underground during 11-hour shifts.
Government plans to apply "experience rating" - essentially a no- or low-claims discount on employers' ACC levies - from April next year.