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 truck driver sacked for allegedly sexually harassing and stalking staff at a restaurant he delivered to has been awarded almost $20,000 for unjustified dismissal.

Graeme Hart's former business partner Stephen James says there are several features that helped Hart's Rank Group become so successful.

A woman who was sacked from a TV station after posting "angry and abusive" emails on a social media site has been awarded more than $15,000 for unjustified dismissal.

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

A Christchurch construction company breached labour laws by failing to pay the minimum wage and keep employment records for workers.

A former financial controller for the NZDF will receive more than $70,000 in unpaid redundancy after winning an employment battle over an error in his contract.

An employer says he's embarrassed, but wants other business owners to beware, after one of his workers charged with handling - and monitoring - finances stole $146k.

A Nelson-based laundry company has been ordered to pay more than $45,000, after one of its workers crushed his hand in a workplace accident.

Please sir I want a tea break." In Charles Dickens' Victorian novel Oliver Twist, published three years after The Poor Law (Amendment) Act.

A former radio manager who served trespass notices against company trustees has been awarded compensation, but had it cut by 75 per cent for 'bizarre behaviour'.

It IS rocket science - and Auckland-based Rocket Lab has about 35 jobs to fill as it shoots for it s first flight at the end of the year.

A framer who was shot in the chest with a nailgun by another employee has been awarded $6000 in compensation.

A woman has been told she would not receive paid parental leave as she failed to chase up her lost application.

Two men employed by a high school in Otago have been ordered to repay the school's board following a Novopay error.

An office worker who became ill through workplace stress has been awarded $10,000 compensation after complaining of bullying and intimidation.

An Australian IT company that exploited a New Zealand worker for seven months has been ordered to pay him more than $100,000.

A veteran postie who was wrongly sacked for failing to deliver 29 circulars has got his job back and has been awarded nearly $14,000 in back pay and compensation.

A truck driver who was pepper-sprayed and arrested was unfairly sacked after police sent "prejudicial" information to his employer.