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Migrants gaining residency via scam
Immigrants are making agreements with employers to pay their own taxes and wages in a scam now being investigated by officials.

British invasion lifts migration stats
The number of Britons coming to New Zealand has continued to bump up migration statistics, while the state of the UK economy is deterring Kiwis from moving to Britain.

Workers 'trying their luck' as grievance claims rise
Unjustified disadvantage cases are up 26 per cent as employees increasingly "try their luck" during recessionary times, the EMA says.

Rise in number of young without income
The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.

Bus driver shocked at request to work on after bashing
After being bashed repeatedly in the head, bus driver Sudeep Singh says he was asked if he could drive his vehicle back to its depot.

Clint Rickards, lawyer, heads back to court
Controversial former cop Clint Rickards is working at the same courthouse where the woman who accused him of rape assists crime victims.

Dark days in Disneyland
For staff at Disneyland Paris, there's a less magical side to the Kingdom, with long hours and job cuts reportedly leading some to suicide.

Sacked executive to be paid nearly $350k
An Auckland-based firm must pay its former deputy managing director nearly $350,000 after it was found to have unjustifiably dismissed her.

Winz tells jobseeker to 'dumb down' CV
Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.

Forward thinking: A send-off fit for a Captain
He was prepared to steer his boat into any weather, ride his Harley fast and drive his Corvette faster. I never knew the guy, but it's clear he was a legend - and a hoot.