The former New Zealand boss of JPMorgan Chase is locked in "full-blown adversarial litigation" with the bank where he is seeking $170,000 in damages.

A company which sacked its general manager because he did not fit in with the company, even though he was a "nice person", has had to pay the man more than $36,000.

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.

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.

A fired nurse has claimed another $3500 in her battle with the Auckland District Health Board.

A Naked Bus driver who allegedly refused to let a woman go to the toilet - forcing her to urinate on the bus - was sacked over his treatment of passengers and dangerous driving.

A Wairarapa pub which tried to claim its courtesy van driver was a lonely volunteer looking for company has been ordered to pay the pensioner for his work.

Harvard Business School researchers find striking variances between the gender profiles of directors.

People having trouble at work may want to arm themselves with some expert information before hastily resigning or making a formal complaint to their employer.

I am 56 years old and still work full time, but I have not yet joined KiwiSaver.

Author Amy Chua, the original "Tiger Mom", now has written a book, with Jed Rubenfeld, called The Triple Package, which promises to again make her everyone's favourite pariah.

KiwiSavers who have taken a break can resume pay deductions any time by simply telling their employer.

A woman who was made redundant from a food company while on maternity leave has won her case for unfair dismissal and $32,000.

A hotel manager who said he worked 100-hour weeks and was owed more than $8000 has had his claim dismissed by the ERA.

A Christchurch businessman who conned insurers and investors out of $1.1 million after the devastating earthquakes has today been jailed for more than two years.

A restaurant worker has been awarded more than $30,000 in unpaid wages after she was underpaid for the hours she worked, and not paid at all for 11 weeks.

A Warehouse security guard who called a customer an "arrogant p****" and allegedly made a racist comment because they were white was wrongly dismissed.