http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Employment headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:03 +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=10670702&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670599&ref=rss 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... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:06:21 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670504&ref=rss Appeals by two sacked truck drivers against separate employers have failed. One was dismissed for driving dangerously and the other for using drugs.The Employment Relations Authority found that both had been justifiably sacked.In... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670494&ref=rss A Qantas employee claims she was demoted from her international flight attendant job after being expelled from China for being a member of Falun Gong.Lawyers for Sheridan Genrich, of New South Wales, told a workplace relations... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670493&ref=rss An Auckland radiographer says she and her colleagues are distressed by the effect of their strikes on patients, but the action is necessary.Pamela Aitken, a 29-year-old union delegate and medical radiation technologist at Auckland... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670184&ref=rss 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,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670401&ref=rss 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... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670185&ref=rss The Computer Society is trying to make New Zealand $1.7 billion a year. That's the amount it estimates is lost because workers and individuals don't have the digital literacy that allows them to use basic applications and systems... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670180&ref=rss 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... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670049&ref=rss The parents of a baby girl are devastated after being told long-awaited surgery to help her to eat without a tube has been postponed because of hospital strikes.Seventeen-month-old Rebecca Jones has cerebral palsy and was to have... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10670010&ref=rss TVNZ has confirmed at least another round of layoffs this year but chief executive Rick Ellis says they are due to savings made from new digital technology and are not related to the advertising downturn or financial results of last... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669965&ref=rss A former Air Nelson pilot who was fired for having sex with a younger flight attendant and drinking excessively before a flight has lost a Supreme Court bid for name suppression.The pilot, who has interim name suppression until... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:14:19 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669959&ref=rss Secondary teachers' plans to go on strike next month show they disconnected from the real world, Prime Minister John Key says.A one-day strike is pencilled in for September 15. Thousands of Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA)... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:56 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669915&ref=rss Employers are being warned not to treat the new 90 day probation law as a 'get out of jail free card', as the first test case of the Government's law is delivered in court.Law firm Chapman Tripp is urging employers to be careful... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:56:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669851&ref=rss Now I must admit, the classic kiwi pie isn't at the top of my list of snacks, but I do know for many New Zealanders the pie has a special place in their hearts (and their stomachs!).Well pie lovers, you can breathe a sigh of relief... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:30:58 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669807&ref=rss A new batch of health workers' strikes will mean further delays for patients awaiting surgery.The Auckland District Health Board yesterday extended its cancellation of virtually all elective surgery, after being notified of further... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669865&ref=rss Secondary school teachers will walk off the job in two weeks after rejecting the Government's latest pay offer.The Government has offered 1.5 per cent - less than half of the 4 per cent that teachers were asking for.A spokesman... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669202&ref=rss As many as 1000 extra forestry workers will be needed every year for the next 20 years, regardless of whether the current wood boom continues, says a 2008 Berl report commissioned by an industry educational body.Ian Boyd, chief... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669552&ref=rss At some point in their career, what worker doesn't want to grab the public address system and yell they're mad as hell and not going to take it any more? Then, like the JetBlue flight attendant at John F. Kennedy airport several... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/employment/news/article.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10669532&ref=rss Despite its launch in a blaze of publicity eight months ago, payroll giving has failed to get off the ground, as employers and their intermediary payroll and software companies drag their heels.Some are point blank refusing to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200