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Govt to extend 90-day trial - report
The Government has announced plans to extend the 90 Day Trial scheme to incorporate more workplaces, reports TVNZ.

Tobacco giant admits child labour link
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.

Work practices at mine 'Victorian'
Waihi gold miners have accused their Australian employer of Victorian work practices by making them take their breaks underground during 11-hour shifts.

Bosses given ACC safety incentive
Government plans to apply "experience rating" - essentially a no- or low-claims discount on employers' ACC levies - from April next year.

Kiwis' workplace attire becoming more casual
More than 80 per cent of New Zealanders believe we are increasingly adopting a more casual approach to our workplace attire.

<i>Kate Ross: </i>Right now, it's all about the candidate.
Kate Ross: It really is a candidate market; candidates are determining what, where and how much.

<i>All in a day's work:</i> The employer strikes back...
Beware strikers - employers can strike back with a lockout.

McDonald's backs revised work conditions bill
McDonald's has come out in support of a new law freeing up the rules around staff work breaks.

Finance advisers and Act MPs inspire mistrust
Financial advisers and politicians - especially Act Party members - are regarded as among the least trustworthy people in New Zealand, a survey has found.

Safety - and sure delivery to world
At the age of three Fonterra's supply chain boss was sucked into a fuel pump - now safety is top of his list.