Some recent research has shown that there is a higher incidence of cancer amongst workers doing long-term night shifts. In a perfect illustration of the fuzzy thinking and welfarism that has caused the blow-out of ACC expenditure, it is being postulated that ACC may have to pay compensation for night-shift workers. Cue the sound of [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. (MacDoctor definition) More front-page Herald on Sunday SPAM. This one needs the subheading to get the full weight. $76 Million pay out But victim’s families face long battle Air New Zealand has received a $76 million payout after the Airbus [...]

The NY Times reports that some of the parents whose children have been made ill by melamine-tainted milk have rejected the compensation deal offered by the Chinese government. This is actually pretty courageous of them considering that every court so far has rejected private compensation claims (chinese law does not allow them), so they run [...]