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.

A woman who wasn't paid throughout her employment has been awarded $4500 in outstanding wages.

A man has been ordered to pay $11,600 after he failed to pay some of his 50 migrant staff minimum wage.

A lawyer has been awarded over $67,000 after he was unfairly dismissed from his role.

The account manager was told by his doctor to stay off work for a month, but his boss said the company couldn't wait that long.

The Wellington grocery store didn't pay a migrant worker minimum wage and forced him to pay 'premiums' of more than $10,000.

A husband and wife were left with four children to take care of and no income.

A small business dismissed a poorly performing worker under the 90 day trial period policy, but got it wrong.

Envirowaste must pay a truck driver $32,300 after he was fired for a drug test that showed up positive for cannabis.

An employer has lost a bid for a stay of execution on an order to pay a former employee $23,000.

Dakota Hemmingson has been awarded $13,250 after being forced out of her job because of her transition.

A woman working on a farm owned by her father and stepmother was forced to leave after a heated argument.

A trans woman says she was left "in shock" during a meeting with her boss in which she claims she was forced to resign after revealing she wanted to transition.

A South Auckland youth worker sacked for assaulting a young offender must be reinstated, despite his employer having lost confidence and trust in him.

Kiwirail is accused of breaching a collective agreement with the Rail and Maritime Union.

A migrant worker worked in bars and liquor stores in South Auckland and was underpaid $45,300.

Two Hawkes Bay dairy workers were incorrectly paid and forced to borrow cash to protect their jobs.

A worker was sent home and told to undergo a psychiatric assessment without consultation.

It is not a breach of name suppression rules to disclose a person's name and offending to their employer, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Two meat workers will be paid $38,700 after they suffered a backlash at work for distributing union material .

A North Shore bus driver acquitted of sexually assaulting passengers will get to keep $51,995 in backpay awarded by the Employment Court after Ritchies' appeal failed.

The hotel worker had $1000 unfairly taken from her wages after there were shortfalls in the gaming machines float.