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Industrial and Employment Disputes

Costs of Junior Doctors’ extra hours soar to over $70 million amid workforce shortages

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The expense of junior doctors working additional hours to cover workforce shortages has surged past $70 million annually, according to figures provided by Te...

Junior doctors strike to impact hospital services nationwide

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About half of the nation's junior doctors are poised to strike for 25 hours, starting from 7 AM on Tuesday until 8 AM on...

‘Imam farmer’ ordered to pay over $200K for exploiting migrants

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A Southland dairy farm, owned by a prominent imam and dairy farmer has been fined a total of $215,000 for exploiting three migrant workers...

Queenstown laundromat owner ordered to pay former employee $60,000

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The Employment Relations Authority has ruled in favour of Vanessa Chandler, a former employee and close friend of Jody King, the sole director of...

Former deputy principal cleared of bullying allegations after lengthy legal battle

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Yevette Williams, the former deputy principal of St Peter's School Cambridge, has been exonerated of allegations of bullying and harassment. However, the outcome comes three...

Foreign fruit pickers pursuing employment claim over wage deductions

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A legal dispute involving foreign seasonal workers who claim their wages were unlawfully reduced to zero due to various deductions has escalated into legal...

Green MP Darleen Tana suspended over migrant exploitation allegations

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Green Party List MP Darleen Tana has been suspended due to allegations of migrant exploitation at her husband's company E Cycles NZ. Tana is the...

One NZ workers to protest changes to Work From Home rules

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Call centre workers at One NZ (formerly Vodafone) are protesting changes to their work-from-home policy. The company plans to require some contact centre employees to...