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Ongoing visa issues have made NZ experience "painful and stressful" for migrant workers.
Focus: The women taking on the rail industry
Rail has long been a male-dominated industry but meet some of the women closing the gender diversity gap. Video / KiwiRail / Corey Fleming
The plight of ECE teachers: 'Maybe we’re not whinging enough'
"We’ve got a serious shortage of staff - why would you want to work for $10,000 less?"
Editorial: A good time to celebrate business success
OPINION: Sir Richard Taylor's inspiration was not lost on the Deloitte Top 200 crowd.
RNZ workers’ unions threaten strike, staff feel 'betrayed' by pay offer
RNZ workers have asked for a 7 per cent raise, while the news organisation offers 5.5.
'Bunch of losers' - Peters strafes political opponents in fiery first debate
It came as leaders launched into the first Parliamentary debate this term.
Horror injuries won't keep police officer away
Auckland police officer recalls horror injuries while laying road spikes. Video / NZ Police
Focus: Do males still earn more than females?
Julia Gabel from The Herald examines whether there has been any improvement in the gender pay gap between women and men. Video / NZHerald
‘Economy limping along’: The fiscal headwinds facing Luxon and Willis
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'Toxic relationship': The jobs nurses are doing instead of nursing
Returning to work in the health system was like going back into an 'abusive marriage'.
Should we be drug testing in the workplace?
Drug testing is considered quite invasive — so how should it be done?
‘You should be very concerned about job security’: How AI is set to rock the workforce
“It’s a lot like climate change, just a hell of a lot faster."
Negotiations continue, weather warning, Auckland's high rent ranking and call centre abuse | Focus Morning Bulletin, November 17 2023
No estimate for when deal will be struck, Auckland ranks among top 3 most expensive cities for rent in the whole world, MetService issues rain warnings for top of the South and lower North Island and abuse for call centres have reached unprecedented levels. Video / Envato / Gettyimages / NZHerald
Firm to pay $735k over truck driver's death
The judge apologised to victims as sentencing was more than six years after the accident.
'Very simple act' might have prevented handyman's electrocution
Hire a Hubby Craig Johnston was found lying motionless on the floor by the homeowner.
Is remote work the answer to women's prayers, or a new 'mummy track'?
New York Times: Before the pandemic, women were more likely to choose flexible work.
Call centre worker alleges 'nepotism and favouritism' in how work allocated to taxi drivers
Company says worker threatened to send evidence of 'unethical practices' to competitor.
White Island tragedy will change the way adventure tourism works in NZ
Whakaari Management Limited has been found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws.
Air NZ call centre staff ‘suffering distressing nightmares’ - email to airline bosses
Staff say they are living in a constant state of fear and anxiety.
NZ must prepare for Long Covid implications, researcher warns
A study shows Kiwis are going to work while unwell.
Opinion: In defence of Gen Z’s challenge to 'work ethic'
Financial Times: Contempt for dissatisfied younger workers masks an uncomfortable truth.
Sasha Borissenko: It’s not the alcohol, it’s the culture
OPINION: Alcohol is a red herring when it comes to stopping sexual harassment at work.
Wellington bus drivers to be back-paid seven months of higher wages
Kinetic workers' wages to be lifted to average rate of $30/hour, backdated to April 1.
Journalists strike over pay in Otago and Southland
Allied Press/Otago Daily Times journalists are angry over "unliveable" wages.
'I’m disgusted': Auckland Council manager accused of bullying reappointed to $300k job
The woman left the council after three bullying allegations were mostly upheld.
‘Culture of fear’: Dyson and the fight over working from home
Financial Times: Six weeks into the UK's first Covid lockdown, Dyson's campus 'reopened'.
Pet food company must pay $220k after worker's finger amputated
It was the company's second amputation incident in three years.
Alarm Watch scoops national award
Firm awarded for "outstanding staff retention and staff development programme".
How to turn 8 days' annual leave into 7 weeks holiday in 2024
Take out the wall planner and your best red biro. 2024 is offering 34 days for 8 in leave.
'Really tough calls': TVNZ ad revenue slump - plans to cut programmes and pay rises
TVNZ is planning significant cuts to production, programmes and operational spending.
Opinion: Sex, lies and magical thinking about CEO behaviour
Financial Times: BP is another example of how boards are stepping up their scrutiny.
Thousands of Department of Corrections staff plan strikes over pay offer
More than 94 per cent of members in both unions voted to strike.
BP chief Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues
Financial Times: Irish executive has led British oil major since 2020