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- Hiring intentions plateau, says new survey
Hiring intentions as measured by Manpower's quarterly employment outlook survey have plateaued as employers hold off on growth plans.The national survey of 640 employers shows hiring intentions for the three months to December...
- Kate Ross: What's happening now?
We're two months into the third quarter of the year, winter is coming to an end and I am thrilled to report that business is still strong and consistent - the trend continues.As well as having plenty of work on, we are being kept...
- Quake-hit workers worried about pay
Workers are worried about loss of pay in the wake of Saturday's massive Christchurch earthquake.Many central city businesses cannot open until the damage from the earthquake is fully assessed and buildings deemed safe.Unions...
- All in a day's work: Drug test = dismissal
You would think it would be a fairly clear cut case: employer has a contractual right to drug test post incident; employee returns a positive drug test and dismissal ensues. In the eyes of the Employment Relations Authority, it...
- Man's hand crushed, companies fined
Four companies have been successfully prosecuted after a man's hand was crushed in machinery at a Hamilton meat works.A Department of Labour investigation found that a conveyer belt in the Greenlea Premier Meats plant was not...
- Key urges restraint in radiographers strike
Prime Minister John Key is urging striking radiographers to exercise restraint during contract negotiations.The radiographers walked off the job today for three days after 11th hour talks with the District Health Boards last night...
- Westin workers to fight for their jobs
Westin Hotel workers, organised by the Unite Union, have issued a press release saying they have "vowed to fight for every job".The union is setting up a picket line outside the hotel today."These workers are asked to pay...
- New jobs on NZ's skill shortage lists
Scaffolders, automotive technicians, ship's masters, ship's officers and forest scientists will now find it easier to get a New Zealand work permit after their occupations were added to the list of skill shortages here.Changes...
- Surgery suspensions 'aimed to intimidate'
Other hospitals are likely to suspend surgery when radiographers strike nationwide next Tuesday.Vulnerable health workers are being suspended without pay to intimidate them into ending their industrial action, the laboratory workers'...
- Keeping staff is in the balance
With many firms clamping down on costs as they navigate the gradual recovery from the recession, some bosses may decide to put ideas of helping staff maintain a good work-life balance on the back burner. But, says one researcher,...
- Employment: The tough questions
QUESTIONS 1. Continued recovery or double dip? What does the next 12 months hold in store? 2. Has the much-talked-about problem of staff engagement decreased or is it still a major issue? What can be done? 3. Has the...
