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DHBs to ask judge to stop strike

An injunction has been sought from the Employment Court in a bid to prevent another 48-hour strike by resident doctors.

Court of Appeal upholds decision against Affco

A decision by the Employment Court that Affco NZ unlawfully locked out seasonal meatworkers has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. The

Drug testing putting trade students off

Drug testing comes in - student enrolments drop.

No pay for caravan park work

A retired couple who worked at a caravan park in exchange for a free site were volunteers - not employees says the ERA.

Second employee in meat hook accident

The accident involved a meat hook at the Affco NZ plant in Rangiuru, the same meatworks which was fined $30,000 this week after a hook penetrated a worker's head.

Affco fined after cleaner hooked in head

Meat processor Affco has been ordered to pay $55,000 over an incident that left a worker hanging on a meat hook for an hour.

Workers protest Affco staff layoffs

Meat Worker Union members protested outside Talley's Affco Rangiuru yesterday, after the company laid off 214 workers for the season.

Cleaner impaled: Company's safety failed

An Affco meatworking plant failed to follow its own safety rules in a case which led to a cleaner becoming impaled on a meat hook, a court has found.

Up to 30pc failing pre-job drug tests