A hotel worker was awarded over $5000 for being unfairly dismissed after falling asleep during her shift.

COMMENT: How many excuses have you invented to avoid saying that two-letter word?

COMMENT: It isn't that rank itself is the problem. What is an issue is the abuse of rank or power in the workplace.

Microsoft and Facebook are the latest companies to open up about gender pay after facing pressure from shareholders.

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Parental leave campaigners are welcoming the latest extension of paid leave to 18 weeks.

A small but growing number of firms in the United States are helping ease the pain of student loan debt for their millennial employees.

The practice relinquishing bonuses has become more popular among CEOs leading ompanies headed into darkness. The hope is it will keep jittery workers from jumping ship. Does it work?

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is scrambling to resolve an issue with its payroll system.

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Retail manager says she felt something was wrong with boss' interactions.

Schools are urging students and parents to find another form of transport to class on Friday.

A man set up a rival voltage testing company and used stolen information to lure a key client away from former employer.

The Employment Relations Authority has been critical of Vodafone's restructure process and penalised the company.

Mitre 10 chair Dippie's Mega stores ordered back to negotiations after misleading union.

If you pay much attention to the things big corporate HR directors worry about, eventually you'll come across the term "engagement".

Disgruntled health workers plan to continue strike action in the New Year as negotiations with district health boards fell through.

A task force has been given $32 million of government funding to crack down on underpayment of workers in South Auckland.

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A warehouse manager was fired when his boss suspected him of stealing from a Christmas morning tea shout.

A Christchurch woman who was accused of sexually harassing a fellow employee has been awarded $8000 in lost wages and compensation.

A second-hand car dealer who bragged on Facebook about doing drugs in cars was unjustifiably dismissed.

A company has been fined for not providing employment agreements and failing to produce wage and time records for employees.

The man who introduced legal highs to New Zealand could face bankruptcy action.

Employee was fired after he collected empty bottles to recycle for cash.

Co-worker had accused him of smoking synthetic cannabis on site and sitting in the middle of the road.

The driver was fired after being accused of sexually assaulting a passenger He was later found not guilty.