![Affco denies fixed-term contract meat workers are locked out](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
Affco denies fixed-term contract meat workers are locked out
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand has told the Employment Court case law to backs up its stance that seasonal meat workers are not employed continuously and instead sign fixed-term contracts, so cannot be said...
![Court adjourns on meatworkers' claim](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
Court adjourns on meatworkers' claim
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - An Employment Court stoush between the New Zealand Meat and Related Trades Union and Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand over new individual contracts has been adjourned while the union clarifies what remedies it...
![AFT Pharmaceuticals says decision imminent on dual listing in NZ, Australia](https://businessdesk.co.nz/images/dummy.png)
AFT Pharmaceuticals says decision imminent on dual listing in NZ, Australia
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - AFT Pharmaceuticals, a drugs developer and reseller, has confirmed it’s close to making a final decision on a share-market listing first mooted in May. The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column reported today that the K...
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'Close to zero' chance of another bum hire, says FMA's Everett
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett says he’s confident a review of the market watchdog’s recruitment policies mean there is "close to zero" risk of repeating the Benjamin Kiro hiring debacle. In an embarrassing...