Celebrations are planned this evening after McDonald's and Unite Union reached an agreement to end "zero hour" contracts.

Workers at the fast-food chain will be guaranteed 80 per cent of the average hours worked over a three-month period.

Who cares about workers' rights? Well, suddenly lots of people do. And it’s not just the political left, writes Bryce Edwards.

A New Plymouth retail store sacked shop assistant Ericia Durning after she took home a car magazine without permission last year.

A shop worker who was fired and reported to police for taking home a magazine has been awarded more than $9000 in compensation.

The most punitive aspects of zero-hour contracts will be banned, the Government says.

Cotton On's newly ratified collective agreement gives substantial improvements in wages and working conditions.

The manager of a council pool in Lower Hutt who was fired after failing a drug test has won the right to go back to work for now.

A local authority has been granted an interim injunction against a former staff member who posted a tell-all video online and sent links to staff and elected officials.

Fashion retail chain Cotton On has backed down on a plan to have employees individually negotiate a tea and lunch break.

A man who was fired for inappropriate behaviour on a work trip to Thailand, including racking up expenses while dining with female escorts, has won his claim of unfair dismissal.

High street fashion chain Cotton On has become the first company to attempt to invoke the Government's 'tea break' law, First Union claims.

A Qatar Airways employee has been shamed by the airline's boss after he emailed a photo of her slumped on the floor to the entire workforce.

John Key's plans to rein in politicians’ pay appear to be in a shambles as critics point out it would actually have delivered bigger pay increases in the long-term.

A bitter industrial dispute between Anglican Family Care and the union representing workers will go to facilitated bargaining.

The Fire Service has been ordered to pay $3500 in costs to a senior staff member who received an unjustified formal warning for bullying.

A liquor store worker who was threatened, assaulted, called a "f***ing Indian" and "Indian dog" by his employer has been awarded $45,000 in damages.

A Greymouth catering company has been ordered to pay more than $10,000 for serious labour law breaches.

MPs will pass a law under urgency on Wednesday to cut their latest hefty pay rise and to index future increases against the same measure that is used for superannuation rises.

A worker who posted comments online calling his former employer "a pile of crap" has been penalised for breaching a settlement agreement.

'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

A move to rein in politicians' pay doesn't give moral authority to the Government in upcoming pay negotiations, public sector representatives say.

A former meatworks employee, who complained of intimidation by a fellow worker after he cut up animal hearts in front of him, has been awarded $5000.