Overpaid caretakers to cough up
Two men employed by a high school in Otago have been ordered to repay the school's board following a Novopay error.
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.
A Wellington chef who was sacked on the spot after sleeping through his alarm twice and missing a busy shift with a sore leg has been awarded nearly $10,000.
A foul-mouthed seafood company employee who was fired for allegedly intimidating colleagues got his job back and a $18,000 payout.
An IT firm has been ordered to fork out $16k to a former manager, despite declaring losses of more than $1 million.
Two Kiwi pilots have won the right to stay in their jobs, after arguing that being forced to retire at the age of 55 was discrimination under New Zealand laws.
A private boarding school's head of chemistry who wrote "disparaging" comments on student testimonials has been reinstated while an investigation is carried out.
A young woman whose bottom was slapped in "fun" by her boss has now been ordered to pay her former employer $5000 in costs in the case.
Pyne Gould Corporation chairman Bryan Mogridge faced a barrage of investor questions around auditing delays at the company's annual meeting in Auckland yesterday.
I've read a few articles about bringing Australian super across to KiwiSaver. I worked in Sydney for a year back in 2000.
A teenage girl has been awarded more than $3000 after she was found to be unjustifiably dismissed from her job at a fish and chip shop in Kaikoura.
Silver Fern Farms faces a bill of up to $3 million after it was ruled it made more than 100 Dunedin seasonal meat workers redundant.
One of the features of KiwiSaver is you can take a holiday from contributions.
Low-paid women throughout New Zealand are lining up for what may be the biggest push in almost 40 years to close the pay gap with men - this time through the courts.
It's been in the news recently that Apple and Facebook have offered to freeze eggs for female employees, the purpose is, apparently, to attract more women on to their staff.
Two lawyers have been struck off in separate decisions following multiple acts of misconduct.
Andrew Little is not setting up his Future of Work Commission to be just another dull talkfest. Its real purpose is to chip away at National's economic policy, writes John Armstrong.
The Employment Relations Authority has found a boss' slap on the bottom of his female employee was a "fun slap".
The labour watchdog says it's time for communities to take a stand against migrant workers being exploited by their bosses, as 11 Auckland restaurants have been fined for failing to provide employment records.
Eleven Auckland restaurants have been fined $66,000 for failing to provide employment records to a labour inspector.