http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Employment headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:00:08 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=11 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10783423&ref=rss Internal promotions at leading accountancy firm Staples Rodway will see the company begin 2012 with three new directors. Current associate directors Mark Kingsford, Nigel de Frere and Mike Rudd took up their roles as directors in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:18:50 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10783418&ref=rss The older you get, the harder it can be to change careers. Yet plenty of Kiwis in the 50-plus age group do just that. When midwife Caro Foster first left school, she did a bachelor of forestry science at university and worked in a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10783421&ref=rss Throughout the world, cities are looking for innovative ways to manage urban growth in more sustainable ways.In urban design, the quality of the public space is important, and successful urban environments come from proposals that... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:07:55 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10783216&ref=rss A sauna company owner says he will go to jail before paying a former worker more than $8000 compensation for less than three weeks' work.Martin Clark began building and installing saunas for The Swedish Sauna Company last May year,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782963&ref=rss Slave labour allegations have been leveled at an Auckland liquor store boss over his "shocking" treatment of 12 new immigrant workers.The workers at the centre of the allegations were all new immigrants from India and the Philippines... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:33:36 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782774&ref=rss A young Chinese journalist who says she was forced to pay her own wages to her boss has been awarded $19,000 in an Employment Relations Authority decision.Ling Lin, in her 20s, arrived in New Zealand in 2001.She graduated from... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:34:32 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782839&ref=rss Workers are using bleach in a bid to beat drug tests at Bay of Plenty businesses.Latest figures from the New Zealand Drug Detection Agency reveal the number of workplace tests in the region has more than doubled in the last year.There... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:05:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782818&ref=rss About one in 10 offenders sentenced to home detention are allowed to leave home for purposes such as work or training, official statistics indicate.The Herald sought figures from the Corrections Department after it was revealed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782789&ref=rss Major job losses in store for Government ministry Te Puni Kokiri have been criticised as crippling to Maori development.Government workers' union the Public Service Association (PSA) claims TPK's chief executive, Leith Comer, told... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782786&ref=rss It was a heavy discussion, but Melbourne's Grenda family had no trouble agreeing what they would do when they sold their bus business: hand out A$15 million ($18.2 million) in thank-you bonuses to staff.Based on length of service,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782747&ref=rss A cafe worker who claimed she was fired for being pregnant has failed to convince the Employment Relations Authority that was why she lost her job.Marcia Abrao was employed as a cafe assistant at Tauranga's Ambrosia Cafe in July... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782720&ref=rss Online media company MSN New Zealand has made three new appointments. Rory Keane and Jenna Powell have taken newly created dual roles of digital associate producer. Based in Auckland and part of MSN's trans-Tasman news and content... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:41:21 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782479&ref=rss We all know we perform better when we eat well, exercise and have enough sleep. But it doesn't stop there. Companies which encourage their employees to be healthy and fit also tend to have healthier workplaces.Just ask Verdon Kelliher,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782461&ref=rss A nurse who sent sexually explicit text messages to a mental health patient in his care has been suspended from practice.Collin Kora was accused of propositioning a colleague, sending explicit text messages to an "acutely unwell"... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:37:30 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10782351&ref=rss Maritime Union of New Zealand members at Ports of Auckland have voted to strike for a sixth time, and wharfies will refuse to work containers moved by the company's transport unit Conlinxx.Some 300 union members voted for a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:05:59 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10781596&ref=rss Now we all know that certain jobs in our careers have had an effect on our health. Some of you may well be feeling poorly at the thought of another working year like 2011. I remember one job giving me a rash and another one kept giving... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10781862&ref=rss PROBLEM I have a staff member who consistently underperforms and is a drain on my business. Can I legally get rid of him? SOLUTION Barrister Michael Smyth says reasons exist which the law recognises as being justifiabl newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10781665&ref=rss The exodus of workers continues to stream across the Tasman. People from every demographic are seeking all kinds of jobs in Australia from bartenders to barristers, says Jason Clayton, producer and founder of Oz Jobs Expo. "The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10781657&ref=rss Congratulations - you have managed to secure that all-important job interview. But before you just march on in, do some preparation. Before the interview This preparation time is pivotal. In my experience, over 80% of newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10781836&ref=rss A quarterly survey of employers' hiring intentions shows a mixed bag of activity across the country, with the South Island clearly driving the growth in jobs because of the anticipated Canterbury rebuild.Roman Rogers, executive... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +1200