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Pike River staff will be cut - Whittall

Pike River Coal will have to reduce its workforce when it is ready to re-establish operations, but CEO Peter Whittall says reports of possible receivership were "extremely premature".

Building work, manufacturing slump in September quarter

Gloomy building and manufacturing stats out this morning have prompted economists to raise the risk of negative GDP.

<i>My job</i>: Past knocks help HR man in job

Management approachable, Pike River says

Pike River has rejected claims management was not approachable for staff with safety concerns before the November 19 blast.

<i>All in a day's work: </i>A pre-Christmas pay rise?

Add Christmas and the associated financial pressures into the mix, and I suspect this unfortunate trend of employee theft and fraud may continue into 2011.

More go broke from job loss

Law tweaks 'could hurt trade deal'

Former Fonterra worker awarded $25k

Payroll fraud accountant named by court

Name suppression has been lifted for an accountant who fiddled a payroll system to give himself a $10,000 payrise.

<i>Gill South</i>: Sometimes, following best practice just isn't good enough

Businesses are better off finding their own way, rather than simply copying others, say academics.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Gangsters... um... I really meant banksters

Why Kiwi customers aren't up in arms

Bank chief parties like it's 1989

New Zealand's highest-paid executive knows that when your salary package is $5.59 million, you need to roll your sleeves up.

<i>Editorial</i>: What Westpac pays chief is its own business

Australian anger puts heat on bankers

English: Please explain, Westpac

Bank looks at doubling salaries

'Fired' apprentices make it alone

Terry Serepisos is selling assets to cover more than $3m in unpaid taxes, the contestants he 'fired' on The Apprentice say they're on the up.