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Towie who was fired twice in two days gets $8k compo

Fake immigration adviser jailed for theft

Businessman jailed for $1.1m fraud

A Christchurch businessman who conned insurers and investors out of $1.1 million after the devastating earthquakes has today been jailed for more than two years.

Curry house worker awarded $30k in unpaid wages

A restaurant worker has been awarded more than $30,000 in unpaid wages after she was underpaid for the hours she worked, and not paid at all for 11 weeks.

Firing over 'p****' barb wrong - ERA

A Warehouse security guard who called a customer an "arrogant p****" and allegedly made a racist comment because they were white was wrongly dismissed.

Gay caregiver awarded compensation for sexual harassment

Fine print on work romances

Companies are cracking down on office romances, with bosses increasingly being asked to sign contracts promising not to have sex with staff.

Boss sells business to help employee with cancer

A Texas restaurant owner is selling his business so one of his waitresses can afford surgery on her brain tumour.

How to avoid back-to-work blues

Your mind is still at the beach, but your face may soon be staring at a screen of 300 unread emails. But it needn't all be glum.

Sick leave's $1.26b cost to economy

Bosses are being urged to look at why workers are staying home sick, as a new report puts the cost of employee absences at $1.26b a year.

Kiwisaver: Does shareholder income count?

Can shareholder earnings be taken into account for a first home subsidy?

Pair justifiably sacked for fight with manager of neighbouring farm

Disabled man paid less than minimum wage for car yard work

Aged care's low-paid workforce

Caregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.

Workplace bullying can cause real harm

Workplace bullying is harmful and someone who is being bullied should not accept it as something "normal", writes Val Leveson.

Volcanic fallout over money loss

A property developer who went bankrupt owing $32m is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority by a former employee for more than $1m.

Ex-PGC managing director not entitled to payout

Former Pyne Gould Corporation managing director John Duncan is not entitled to $880,000 worth of bonus shares or redundancy pay and has only been awarded around $4000 after an Employment Relations Authority fight.

Xmas parties: How to survive

The work Christmas do can be a minefield of alcohol-fuelled wit, drunken proposals, chronic boredom and stuffing yourself silly.