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Sasha Borissenko: Your sick leave rights and the dangers of throwing a sickie

Vulnerable employees will be shouting "huzzah" this week as sick leave doubles.

Do you really need all that office space?

Do employers still need to fork out rent on a sprawling office space?

Care provider fined $552k over woman's death at support home

The woman drowned when left alone in a bath in October 2016.

Sick leave increase essential in Covid times, say experts

Covid means the doubling of sick pay entitlements is more important than ever say experts.

New sick leave laws start tomorrow: Why unions say they don't go far enough

Tomorrow, changes to double sick leave entitlements from five to 10 days come into effect.

Woman fired after relationship with boss ended awarded nearly $25,000

Woman who worked to pay off cell phone gets $25,000 after boyfriend/boss fires her.

Kiwis choosing to work from home sick instead of taking sick leave

There's a huge cost to the employer when the wrong leave pass is redeemed.

Why the four-day week may never add up

Telegraph: Workers hoping for an end to the five-day slog should not hold their breath.

Analysis: The hazards of a 'nice' company culture

A nice company culture isn't always a good thing.

NZ too slow to adopt four-day working week, expert says

Four-day week business pioneer is frustrated NZ law is "penalising companies".

Hospitality union: There's a wage shortage, not a worker shortage

Restaurant and cafe owners claim there aren't enough locals to fill hospitality jobs.

More than 80,000 job listings: Best paying regions, sectors revealed

It's a job hunter's market at the moment.

Opinion: Are company founders really so special?

Popular notions about founders are often wrong.

Lights out: Three top restaurants can't find staff, forced to close for two weeks

Restaurants across NZ will protest at Govt's immigration policy by switching lights off.

The new rules designed to curb lawyers' bad behaviour

OPINION: Until now, bullying within the legal profession has been largely sidelined.

Business Hub: Peter Beck on turning 100 Rocket Lab staff into millionaires

"You don't go to Mars working 8 to 5, Monday to Friday."