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.

A second woman who worked closely with Roger Sutton corroborated the sexual harassment allegations against him.

ANZ New Zealand chief executive David Hisco has enjoyed a solid pay rise, with his total remuneration lifting almost 15 per cent to $4.7 million.

Teachers entitled to 24 months' maternity leave can take another two years off if they fall pregnant again while on leave, in a decision called a "win for women".

Two girls who were fired from their part-time jobs because their bosses claimed a lack of customers, received compensation when the company showed no evidence to support their assertion.

A man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife and business partner more than $100,000 after their relationship ended and she was sacked.

An airline catering company has been ordered pay its rival $25,000 after the Supreme Court threw out an appeal over holiday pay and other staff entitlements.

A law which takes away the legal right to a tea break and weakens collective bargaining has taken line honours as the first law change passed in National’s third term.

The Government's Employment Relations Amendment Bill is best known for its removal of guaranteed rest and meal breaks. What else does it do?

Yesterday the Court of Appeal decided the act meant something more: that women have the right to be paid the same as men doing a different job if the work is comparable.

A Warehouse security officer who was sacked for allegedly calling a customer an "arrogant p****" has won her job back.

Most people have no idea how much money chief executives make compared with the average worker.

One of the main trends coming through from this year's pay survey is the lack of women in the list of top-paid chief executives. So where are they?

A prison tutor was justifiably dismissed from work after she sent an inmate a postcard while she was overseas.