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Pulse Health eyes bigger workforce for beefed up Boulcott Hospital
By Paul McBeth Dec. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Australian private hospital operator Pulse Health plans to beef up staff numbers at Lower Hutt's Boulcott Hospital when it formally takes control of the site, ending a sinking lid policy that's helped its current owners cut costs in recen...

Affco baulks at having Helen Kelly in mediation sessions with meat workers union, parties head back to court
By Jonathan Underhill Dec. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Affco New Zealand, the Talleys Group-controlled meat processor, refused to accept former union boss Helen Kelly in court-ordered mediation sessions with the Meat Workers Union and the two sides are back in the Employment Court toda...

Commerce Minister Goldsmith drops bid to criminalise cartel behaviour
By Paul McBeth Dec. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Commerce Minister Paul Goldsmith has backed down on criminalising hard-core cartel behaviour after strong opposition from businesses claiming it would have a chilling effect on the market, leaving New Zealand out of step with the US, UK,...