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The woman left the council after three bullying allegations were mostly upheld.
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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".
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TVNZ is planning significant cuts to production, programmes and operational spending.
Opinion: Sex, lies and magical thinking about CEO behaviour
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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
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'Excessive' sentence: Judge says prison too harsh for accident cover-up
William Sullivan made a false statement to WorkSafe investigators.
'Shame and embarrassment': High-end resort unlawfully fired housekeeper
The resort manager then trespassed the woman, who held mana whenua status.
Talk show host accused of bullying, toxic work environment
More than a dozen of Jimmy Fallon’s staffers have come forward with allegations.
ED assault crisis has doctors demanding 24/7 security: 'Worst we have ever seen'
An influential group of emergency clinicians is urging politicians to act on the crisis.
Is working from home killing Wellington?
Fashion label Carly Harris and cafe chain Wishbone have partly blamed it for their demise.
Senior doctors to strike on Tuesday after union rejects offer
The union disputes Te Whatu Ora's claim that its offer 'essentially' met its request.
How I turned my midlife crisis into a fresh start
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'Humiliating': Antarctic workers say sexual harassment rife
'No one was there to save me but me.'
Disgraced TVNZ host acknowledges inappropriate touching complaint
Santamaria claimed he was "not aware of any power imbalance at the time".
Popular dive operator avoids prosecution after traumatic school trip
The dive company avoided prosecution over a traumatic Poor Knights school trip.
'Appalling' employment gap for disabled people needs urgent attention - advocacy group
"Some people just think of disabled people as being, somehow, less than or not as good."
Why public servants are remaining in an earthquake-risk building
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New wage growth stats: How did your pay rise stack up?
Income growth for wage and salary earners remains strong, says Stats NZ.
'End of a challenging time' - Govt ditches all remaining Covid restrictions
It comes as reported cases and hospitalisations have been trending up in past two weeks.
FENZ investigation finds lack of landslide-related training for firefighters
'FENZ’s risk management systems did not identify landslides as a hazard.'
'Serious misconduct': Police Commissioner concerned about sexual innuendo
New Zealand's top cop did not believe the code was 'sustainable'.
GPs close their books to new patients: Appointment wait reaches four weeks
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How many is too many non-academic staff at universities?
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'I don't want to fight': Man left blind in one eye after vicious assault by colleague
The victim was trying to stop an attack on his colleague by Tai Paekau, 53.
The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies
Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.
'Soul Bar long lunch': Leaked documents reveal ructions at elite tennis club
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Election 2023: Fran O’Sullivan: Business looking for vote of confidence on election day
OPINION: There is a great deal of pre-election reckoning happening right now.