Oranga Tamariki ordered to pay staffer $12k
The Employment Relations Authority says Oranga Tamariki caused harm and loss to its employee. 
© 2024 Stuff.co.nz Wed 3:26pm Judge accused of bullying and misogyny
Five women have told the BBC about Judge Philip Lancaster's behaviour at employment tribunal hearings.
© 2024 BBCWorld Fri, 26 Apr 4:55pm Family Carers disappointed by Court of Appeal decision over employment status after Crown appeal
A mother who cares for her severely disabled adult son is "bitterly disappointed, but not surprised" by a court's refusal to acknowledge the work she does.
© 2024 RadioNZ Wed, 17 Apr 5:05pm Owner of failed restaurant ordered to pay $95k following employment breaches
The ruling shows the owners of a business that has been liquidated can still be held liable for breaches committed while it was trading.
© 2024 RadioNZ Mon, 15 Apr 3:45pm Minister for Employment Louise Upston 'really feels' for public servants losing their jobs
Job losses in the public sector are "unfortunate" but the government has to ensure agencies are exercising restraint, Minister of Employment Louise Upston says.
© 2024 RadioNZ Wed, 3 Apr 9:05pm Authorities investigate allegations Gloriavale women trafficked to India
A lawyer says she has written to the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment and police who are taking the allegations "very seriously".
© 2024 RadioNZ Wed, 27 Mar 9:45pm  Seasonal workers in NZ 'lack resources' and vulnerable to 'exploitation'
Recognised seasonal employment workers are being "subjected to flagrant breaches of their minimum entitlements", NZ Council of Trade Unions acting president says.
© 2024 RadioNZ Wed, 20 Mar 6:25pm Hawke's Bay RSE workers’ pay complaint widens to include Horticulture NZ, become major case in Employment Court
The case originated in 2020 with Lyn Soapi and a married couple, Danny and Mary Lau, who came from the Solomon Islands to work in Hawke's Bay under the RSE scheme.
© 2024 RadioNZ Sat, 16 Mar 7:15pm University of the South Pacific strike: Staff offer management 'one more chance to come to the table'
The union members of the regional university overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action on 6 March and Fiji's employment ministry has confirmed they have the mandate to take industrial action.
© 2024 RadioNZ Fri, 15 Mar 9:55am Government's employment relations priorities a welcome step in the right direction says EMA
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) says businesses across the country will welcome the government’s new employment relations priorities announced yesterday by the Workplace Relations and Safety Minister
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Senior judges' perks revealed, including Crown limos, free flights for partners
Salaries range from $559,400 for Supreme Court judges, to $437,000 for Employment Court judges.
© 2024 RadioNZ Tue 8:25pm 'It's a skill-based market' - employment website
Employment website Seek's latest report shows a 4 percent fall in adverts for the three months ended March, driven by public service job losses.
© 2024 RadioNZ Tue, 23 Apr 6:25am Family carers 'not employed' by government - Court of Appeal
The ruling overturns a previous Employment Court decision that judged two parents were employees over the Ministry of Health.
© 2024 RadioNZ Mon, 15 Apr 8:35pm  Firm's dirty laundry aired by the Employment Relations Authority
The Queenstown laundromat owner has been ordered to pay a former employee and best friend almost $60,000 after the Employment Relations Authority found the worker was unjustifiably dismissed.
© 2024 RadioNZ Sun, 31 Mar 8:15pm Recession could lead to brain drain, employment minister Louise Upston says
Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston has admitted New Zealand could lose some of its "best and brightest" overseas while in recession.
© 2024 RadioNZ Tue, 26 Mar 5:35pm Employment confidence rises, job search toughens - report
Employment confidence has turned positive for the first time since mid-2023, but workers say it is getting harder to find a job.
© 2024 RadioNZ Tue, 26 Mar 11:35am NWF - Chief Executive Officer Warren Koia Resignation
NZ Windfarms Limited (NZX Code: NWF) Chair Craig Stobo announces that he has received CEO Warren Koia’s resignation. Warren joined the company as CEO on 20 May 2019 and his last day of employment will be 15 June 2024
© 2024 sharechat.co.nz Mon, 18 Mar 10:45am  Green MP Darleen Tana suspended amid migrant exploitation claims
Employment Relations Authority claims have been made against a business owned by Darleen Tana's husband, according to reports.
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