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.

Auckland is a great place - but it can be even better. In the second of our five-part Future Auckland series we aim to stimulate debate. Teuila Fuatai reports.

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 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.

The Supreme Court has declined an employer leave to appeal over the pay of a female aged-care worker, in what has become a fight to close the pay gap with men.

A lawyer says an Employment Court ruling allowing two Kiwi airline pilots to continue flying until the age of 65 is ground-breaking.

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.