LifestyleFine print on work romancesCompanies are cracking down on office romances, with bosses increasingly being asked to sign contracts promising not to have sex with staff.11 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldBoss sells business to help employee with cancerA Texas restaurant owner is selling his business so one of his waitresses can afford surgery on her brain tumour.08 Jan 07:50 PM
LifestyleHow to avoid back-to-work bluesYour mind is still at the beach, but your face may soon be staring at a screen of 300 unread emails. But it needn't all be glum.05 Jan 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Terrifying' nurse wins $2500 compoA nurse who verbally abused patients, fell asleep on the job and spent hours surfing the web has won $2.5k compensation after being wrongly dismissed.28 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandThrowing $283m sickieWorkers pulling sickies are costing the economy millions of dollars but a business boss says the answer could be as simple as letting staff start late if they're nursing a Christmas party hangover.14 Dec 04:30 PM
EmploymentApple work conditions improvingA labour group monitoring three Chinese factories that make iPhones and other Apple products says once-oppressive working conditions have steadily improved in the last 18 months.12 Dec 07:30 PM
EmploymentSolo mum awarded $20K over sackingA pregnant solo mother sacked a week before Christmas for allegedly stealing a $35 T-shirt has been awarded almost $20,000 for wrongful dismissal.11 Dec 04:08 AM
New ZealandSick leave's $1.26b cost to economyBosses are being urged to look at why workers are staying home sick, as a new report puts the cost of employee absences at $1.26b a year.04 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Does shareholder income count?Can shareholder earnings be taken into account for a first home subsidy?02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAged care's low-paid workforceCaregivers do tasks few could stomach, often for minimal wages, report Simon Collins and Martin Johnston.26 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentWorkplace bullying can cause real harmWorkplace bullying is harmful and someone who is being bullied should not accept it as something "normal", writes Val Leveson.26 Nov 04:44 AM
New ZealandVolcanic fallout over money lossA property developer who went bankrupt owing $32m is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority by a former employee for more than $1m.23 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentEx-PGC managing director not entitled to payoutFormer Pyne Gould Corporation managing director John Duncan is not entitled to $880,000 worth of bonus shares or redundancy pay and has only been awarded around $4000 after an Employment Relations Authority fight.22 Nov 03:16 AM
LifestyleXmas parties: How to surviveThe work Christmas do can be a minefield of alcohol-fuelled wit, drunken proposals, chronic boredom and stuffing yourself silly.20 Nov 12:30 AM
New ZealandAirport worker fired for watching rugbyAn airport worker fired for watching sport on television instead of working has lost his unfair dismissal claim.19 Nov 11:45 PM
EmploymentHiring guns that misfireJob candidates say a bad experience during interviews gives firms a bad name.19 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentGolden handshake may lose lustreExecutives who are fired from their companies would be less likely to get excessive golden handshakes under a private member's bill being promoted by National list MP Paul Goldsmith.14 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandJustice for unpaid security guardsA company has been ordered to pay up after security guards were not paid for their work at the Coromandel Gold music festival.14 Nov 02:05 AM
EmploymentHallwright fails to win job backGuy Hallwright has failed to win back his job, with the Employment Court satisfied his company's reputation was damaged by his action in driving over a man.13 Nov 06:24 PM
New ZealandAir NZ's warning over Saddam email 'ok'An Air New Zealand employee who emailed senior executives comparing his boss's leadership to Saddam Hussein's regime was justifiably disciplined.06 Nov 10:04 PM
OpinionAnanish Chaudhuri: Do women need to be more aggressive at work?Research suggests that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, may be right to say female workers need to become far more aggressive, writes Ananish Chaudhuri.06 Nov 09:10 PM
OpinionRebecca Kamm: Employers still asking women about baby plansIt occurred to me some months ago I'd reached an age that, for many employers, might spell trouble. Or: p.r.e.g.n.a.n.c.y.05 Nov 08:24 PM
