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Millennials want it all from employers

Turns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.

Musk reflects on his brutal workload

Elon Musk is a notorious workaholic. As the head of SpaceX and Tesla has long made clear, he doesn't really need much vacation.

Fonterra's Spierings asks for pay freeze

Fonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.

Fired after $23,000 phone bill

A man fired after racking up a $23k bill on his work phone and returning to work late from a holiday was justifiably dismissed, the ERA has found.

When work gossip goes too far

What is gossip? Friendly, jokey work banter and gossip are worlds apart. Here's a guide to telling the difference.

Success at university no job guarantee

Are businesses placing less importance on university degrees?

Women on promotion: They don't want it

Harvard research suggests women aren't in leadership positions because they just don't want the jobs as much as men do.

$8m divorce: Fresh bid to keep cash

Businessman Michael Thompson argues he should be able to keep more than half of an $8 million payment the Supreme Court says is relationship property.

Employee to get 'distress compensation'

A decades-long employee of a transport firm will receive thousands in "distress compensation" after he was made redundant.

Fullers could be fined up to $250,000

An Auckland ferry crash that left more than a dozen people wounded was allegedly down to faulty technology and inadequately-trained staff.

Party pill godfather owes $85k

Legal high godfather Matt Bowden's company must pay a former employee more than $85,000.

Chef fired after staff allegedly refuse to work with him

A chef who was accused of inappropriately touching a pizza cook in a Canterbury restaurant was fired after several staff members allegedly refused to work with him.

Fran O'Sullivan: New jobs in Lochinver plan overlooked

Cabinet Minister Paula Bennett has played to the political gallery by jettisoning the $88 million Chinese bid to buy Lochinver Station because it did not provide enough new jobs.

Victim's family to receive $110,000

The family of a contractor seriously injured when a digger was hit by a train last year will receive $110,000 from KiwiRail in reparation.

Company in court over workplace accident

A work accident in which a 300kg gate came off its track and fell on a man was the subject of a WorkSafe New Zealand prosecution yesterday.

Bank braked too hard, too long

Policymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.

How to get engagement from your staff

Are you interested in getting full and involved participation from your people? Instead of telling someone to do a task, ask them how they think it should be done.

Officials might look at workplace death investigations

Officials might investigate calls from the parents of a young forestry worker killed when a tree fell on him to overhaul the way workplace incidents are investigated.