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Whangārei Boys' High ordered to pay $14k to former employee

Inconsistencies between the ERA and the Employment Court resulted in a win.

Sacked: Manager who avoided, refused onsite drug tests fails in bid for compo

She was asked to do the test but left site immediately. The next day she just refused.

220 jobs to go as long-established retailer confirms closure

Retailer H & J Smith calls time on its long-running department store business.

Watch: Need a 'duvet day'? How to handle anxiety at work

Different people have different ways of managing anxiety at work.

Shunning the 9 to 5: The Kiwi who earns a living working from exotic lands

Nathan James Thomas has engineered a digital nomad life for himself.

Affco fined $500,000 over worker’s ‘wholly avoidable’ death in freezer

A frame full of offal cartons fell and fatally crushed Alfred Edwards.

John Langley: Breaking the bruising cycle over teachers’ pay

OPINION: Why butt heads over wage negotiations every two or three years?

'Negligent': Booze baron caused delays in improving worker conditions

A liquor baron must pay $87,000 for failing to action improved worker conditions.

Sultans of spin: The public relations industry power list

They lurk in the shadows & whisper in the ears of company CEOs. They are the spin doctors.

Jenny Craig to shut shop doors, make staff redundant

Jenny Craig went into voluntary administration last month.

Infrastructure Report: CRL an agent of change

Changes implemented for the City Rail Link will leave a legacy for construction industry.

Pregnant women ‘crying and distressed’ as midwifery shortage intensifies

"I can’t sacrifice my own family for somebody else’s."

‘No one should be exploited at work’: Strippers meet with MPs

“Hopefully, it can inspire other contractors to realise that they can demand better."

PwC’s future in Australia under threat as tax advice crisis grows

Business with 9200 employees and A$2.6 billion in annual revenue is under pressure.

Focus: Unlimited leave here to stay for Auckland company

Auckland software development company Actionstep reveals how it has been with unlimited leave for employees as more conversations are had around four-day work weeks. Video / NZ Herald

Teachers union tells members to reject pay offer - strikes to begin again

The PPTA has told its members they should reject the offers.