Go down to the Queen's Wharf on the waterfront and you'll see the beginnings of a heritage trail with cut-out effigies of figures from the past and background information.

A full five years before their first New Zealand Superannuation payment kicks in, most Kiwi employees are good and ready to down tools, hang up aprons, return company-provided laptops and take a permanent holiday from work.

An Auckland doctor training to be an anaesthetist has been censured, suspended from practice and charged with misconduct over her struggles with alcohol.

An assistant baker fired after sexually harassing a fellow worker, tried to claim the woman involved enjoyed "horseplay" in the workplace.

Two former McDonald's store managers said they helped withhold employees' wages at the restaurant chain after facing pressure to keep labour costs down.

Migrant workers who were housed in central city offices with no bathroom or kitchen facilities are taking their former employer to court over unpaid wages.

A manager who fought a "David and Goliath" employment battle with Russian multimillionaire Mikhail Khimich says he spent $200k trying to clear his name.

An Auckland labourer sacked after complaints he wolf-whistled at a woman and made lurid comments has been awarded almost $7000 for wrongful dismissal.

The man subjected to a roadside bleach attack has been fired from his job at Northland Regional Council after going public about a bungled ACC report.

Looking back at two decades old textbooks I studied while completing a degree in the "dark art" of psychology, I discovered two things: one - I am quite old ... Two - the more things change, the more they stay the same!

Women. Watch your language. "Just" is a four-lettered word. And uttering the words "I think" could be career limiting.

A cafe worker who had her pay cut when she was pregnant and was then not given regular shifts after having her baby has been awarded more than $13,000.

Should employers keep unsuccessful job candidates' details private? Can they? A recent case highlighted by the Herald might have left doubt in some minds.

A leading law firm is calling for changes to how leave is calculated and paid out but a union leader is warning workers could lose out.

New Zealand's brighter economic outlook is likely to bring with it improved pay rates and increased job opportunities.

The short answer is yes, KiwiSaver is taxed. But taxation isn't the only difference between saving through KiwiSaver and the cash-deposit options.

A meat worker sacked for refusing to work on the Sabbath has been awarded almost $30,000 compensation.

A popular Ponsonby bar has been caught out advertising jobs for women only, a day after the Herald revealed that Masala restaurant in Stanmore Bay had done the same.

Employers have been put on notice that finding the people they need is about to get a lot tougher as the economy builds up speed.

The Employment Court has awarded a salad bar worker who was unjustifiably dismissed when she was sacked by text message on her second day on the job more than $2000 towards legal costs.

Experienced executive assistants will be among the biggest winners when it comes to salary increases this year.

Eleven employers have been accredited as the country's first living wage employers - among them, former Cabinet minister turned restaurateur, Laila Harre.