Exactly 100 years ago, miners at Blackball down on the West Coast, were sacked for daring to ask for a thirty minute meal break instead of the fifteen minutes the bosses said they could have, and over the last century, those mining heroes have been joined

IT'S another scam where people get ripped off. Unlike the "black-money" or the get-rich-quick scheme which played on the element of avarice, the latest scam involves people in real need and not those needing more than they have.

The National Party’s employment policy attacks work rights and would drive down the wages of all New Zealand workers, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union.

The government has promised stricter oversight over worker imports. Officially, the Czech Republic has 1,800 agencies mediating jobs for dozens of thousands of foreigners employed by Czech companies.

After a sluggish winter, employment in San Diego County rebounded last month, fueled by strong hiring in hotels, restaurants and government work, according to data released yesterday by the state Employment Development Department.