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.

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.

An account manager fired for her excessive internet use and who used work time to run her two small businesses has been awarded $5000 by the ERA.

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.

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.

A number of women working with former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) boss Roger Sutton made informal approaches about sexual harassment.

Kerre McIvor writes: Creepiness is subjective. One woman's laid-back, approachable boss is another's sleazy lech and one man's caring boss is another's predatory old cougar.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) boss Roger Sutton should have been sacked. Not just for the unwanted hugs but for the wimpiness, writes Rodney Hide.

Employees are being warned not to air dirty laundry about their bosses on social media after a former oil company employee was ordered to pay more than $2500 for making disparaging remarks on Facebook.

Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Jackie Blue has expressed concern about the way the State Services Commission has handled the allegation of sexual harassment against Roger Sutton.