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Politics and work a murky area

Vocal expression of opinions in the office can cause problems for bosses as well as workers.

New kind of bean counter at work

Coffee is big business and high-end firms are competing to be the one that provides the best for their staff.

Man slips in vomit, runs own head over

A man who died in a grader accident was unwell and threw up in the cab before slipping in his vomit, falling out of the machine and running himself over: coroner.

Worker unfairly fired for cannabis claim

Co-worker had accused him of smoking synthetic cannabis on site and sitting in the middle of the road.

Pike River: 'Workplace attitudes need to change'

This week's anniversary of the Pike River mining disaster has sparked the need for workplace health and safety attitudes to change.

Letting in Syrian refugees is good economics

The U.S. faces the dilemma of whether to take in refugees from the Syrian civil war, but it could prove beneficial for the economy.

Driver accused of sex attack gets $80K

Ritchies bus driver was suspended without pay when the accusation was made.

CEO Q&A: Hellaby Holdings, Alan Clarke

Alan Clarke, who left retirement business Abano for Hellaby Holdings, tells Anne Gibson of his plans in his new role

Employee struck by chain to receive $10,000

A construction company employee was struck by a chain which caused a forehead laceration and damage to the eye.

Robyn Pearce: Are you too available?

Robyn Pearce talks about the effects of being too available. "Many go home every night frustrated by the myriad interruptions that block them from attending to their real work."

Not asking could be expensive mistake

It can feel great getting news that you have an interview for the job you want. But after rocking up and meeting your prospective employer, the question of when to ask about the salary can loom large.

Bryan Gould: Unemployment rate is proof economy is failing

An economy with a permanent pool of unemployed and with no real growth in wage rates is also an economy with less purchasing power and demand than it ideally needs, writes Bryan Gould.

Tattoos hit the NZ workplace mainstream

Kiwis companies, it seems, are liberal on the idea of employees with visible tattoos.

Catriona MacLennan: Equal Pay Day - a message to Len Brown

November 10 is Equal Pay Day. There is 14 per cent of the year left to run and, as New Zealand women on average earn 14 per cent an hour less than men, women effectively work from now until the end of the year unpaid.

Chinese workers exploited in NZ: claim

Chinese engineers are allegedly being paid $61 per day, well below NZ's minimum wage of $14.25 per hour.

Young professionals left to languish

NZ companies are failing to develop skills in graduates say recruitment specialists.