Providing New Zealanders with a living wage is not high on the Government's agenda and it is unlikely to support the campaign, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Actor Grae Burton was the classic "Kiwi bloke" in Tui beer commercials last year. His work only just earned him what unions consider a "living wage".

About 40 truck drivers serving Pak'nSave and New World supermarkets will lose their jobs this year when they are replaced by owner-drivers.

Former independent directors of failed construction group Mainzeal said they had full knowledge of the company's financial position at all times, refuting earlier media reports.

The Mainzeal receivership highlights once again the poor governance of the Richina Pacific group of companies.

Many of Mainzeal's workforce of 400 staff learned about the collapse of the company on Waitangi Day through the media.

Marking 50 years of work at the Hillside foundry, Roger Parsons yesterday poured the last KiwiRail cast on site before heading to his local for a beer.

A movie chain refusing to talk to a group of workers who are being let go today has found itself with "les miserables" in the flesh.

A hairdresser sacked by late night text was unjustifiably dismissed, says the Employment Relations Authority.

School staff are being told to brace themselves for the worst week of problems with the Novopay payroll system.

A South African who faked work references and lied about his qualifications and experience has won $10,000 compensation for unjustified dismissal.

An attempt by a sacked Oceana Gold employee to claim costs for an ERA hearing has backfired, costing him more than the company was ordered to pay him.

A diabetic who was fired for miscounting limes and grapefruit and falling asleep on his forklift died two months before he was awarded $12,000 for unfair dismissal.

Experts say pay packets in the real estate sector grew more than those in other industries during 2012.

The Kingston Flyer tourist steam train will resume commercial operations on January 4.

The workers from Iona College and Woodford House will be relying on the principles established by last year's ground-breaking Court of Appeal ruling in the long-running case of disability support worker Phillip Dickson and Idea Services Ltd.

Financial analyst Guy Hallwright is seeking his job back or $600,000 in lost earnings after being dismissed following his conviction for running over a man.