New Zealand could actively encourage the disclosure of serious wrongdoing by financially incentivising whistleblowers to make protected disclosures, writes Anthony Russell.

Union chief says he received a tip that hundreds of Westpac staff face losing their jobs.

IRD staff are being hauled before their manager if they have even one day off ill, as the tax agency grapples with its high level of sick leave.

It's not all sweetness and light, but Air NZ's new industrial relations strategy is replacing decades of distrust, reports Grant Bradley.

'I'd really love my work if it wasn't for the office politics," says Amanda, who works in a central Auckland office.

Car groomers working for Matthew Ridge claim they were verbally attacked, but firm says it’s 'blackmail and extortion'.

A mushroom picker who was accused of stealing a colleague's mobile phone has won a case of unfair dismissal after his bosses failed to investigate the allegations properly.

Younger people often seem to have a natural understanding of how people are engaging in the marketplace writes Liam Dann.

Xero NZ's 27-year-old sales director Ben Richmond is setting his sights on becoming Prime Minister.

A chef in a South Island tourist hot spot worked for around 60 hours per week and received about $1800 per month, some $660 less than he should have.

A teenage girl who earned less than $2 an hour for waitressing because she was deemed to be a volunteer has won a ruling that says she was an employee.

An Auckland mother was told that having her kids in daycare could affect her job prospects because she would need too many sick days to care for them.

The former New Zealand boss of JPMorgan Chase will need to bring any claim against the bank in the District or High Court.

Former Invercargill MP and farmer Eric Roy has been appointed to the board of state-owned landowner Landcorp Farming.

The double digit rise in the average pay packets for New Zealand's top chief executives is likely to stir some controversy, writes Liam Dann.

A roast shop worker has received $5000 in compensation after her boss called her a b**ch on Facebook.

The owners of a liquor store who were found to have racially harassed an employee have lodged an appeal against the judgment, saying they weren't given a chance to defend the claims.

Hundreds of posties will lose their jobs when mail delivery days are slashed next month, but just one compulsory redundancy is expected.

A Nando's worker who was either not paid or underpaid for the six months he worked at the Christchurch restaurant has been awarded more than $16,000 in unpaid wages and costs.

Nurses, midwives and health care assistants at 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) have rejected a proposed collective agreement.

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The Meatworkers Union claimed for monies owed by Lean Meats after the company failed to provide paid rest breaks which it had agreed to in its employment contract.

A nail beautician who says she was verbally harassed and forced to switch off her cellphone by an associate of her employer has been granted the right to make a personal grievance.

A man who was dismissed from his job after his legs were crushed by a car in a freak accident wants to take his former employer to court again.

The former president of a financially troubled student association has been denied compensation from the Wellington polytech it represented.