A media company has been ordered to fork out $468,000 to its co-founder and former COO.

A Canterbury meat plant has been fined $28,000 after kicking out a union rep.

A woman was unjustifiably dismissed after sharing beer and vodka with trainees.

The company was ordered to pay $226,000 in fines and unpaid wages, but only paid $28,000.

Worker sacked for taking his own tools home has been awarded $15,481.

A firm supplying labour to pick asparagus has been fined $60k by the ERA.

Silver Fern Farms felt the worker's actions put their international licence in jeopardy.

Masseuse alleged she was sexually harassed during a massage involving a "manzillian".

An employee may not receive his pay after the company went into liquidation.

A contractor has been ordered to pay more than $73k after breaching employment law

Investigation reveals attempt to charge $20,000 for supporting a migrant employee's visas.

Ex-employee of Sunair must pay $66,600 after bidding against his boss for a contract.

Manukau Auto Valet underpaid 221 staff for six years, fined $241,450.

A dispute between Kim Dotcom and three of his former staff was settled out of court.

A woman was called a "black b****" and a "baby killer" at work.

A workplace dispute occurred after an employee received a text message about work from his boss on a Sunday.

Three store owners have been ordered to pay $20,000 each for allegedly organising Black Power members to intimidate witnesses in an employment dispute.

The South African High Commissioner has successfully invoked diplomatic immunity so can't be investigated for sacking a domestic worker.

A Rotorua business has been ordered to pay a former employee $33,661 and pay $40,000 in penalties for not paying him.

A top Auckland football coach was sacked after just three weeks work due to his team's performance.

Napier's Brown Owl Bakery was caught breaching multiple employment laws by MBIE.

A woman has been awarded $13,500 after being found to have been unjustifiably dismissed due to her health issues.

New Zealand Steel told a worker he couldn't take three days bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his whangai brother.

Five migrant workers weren't paid minimum wage for their work at an Auckland food court.

The manager messaged a co-worker calling her "sxy" and saying he was "head over heels" for her.

A Taranaki dairy farmer seriously breached employment law by not paying his workers minimum wage.

The two farm workers were unfairly dismissed before they'd stepped foot on the farm.

A former employee claims to be owed $100,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay from a company that is in liquidation.

Boyd Nelson was dismissed from his role after he was seriously injured in the workplace and could no longer carry out his duties.

Trans hairdresser Dakota Hemmingson still hasn't seen any of the money awarded to her after she unfairly lost her job.