Sure, people want a job. But more than that, they want to avoid boredom and take pride in their work, writes Ditia De Boni. "Life is too short to endure a psychotic boss."

The former chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase's NZ branch says he missed job opportunities because the bank failed to refer to his correct title.

The wages which need to be reduced are those of the CEOs and other high-level management positions, writes Ryan Wood. "A maximum wage also has a trickle-down effect."

A waiter sacked from a popular Auckland cafe for allegedly stealing a $15 tip wants to move on with his life after a "horrible" ordeal to clear his name.

A national company with a history of workplace accidents has been ordered to pay $50,000 to a worker who lost a leg in an accident.

Mobile phone company 2degrees may have to pay more than $1 million to its co-founder Simon "Tex'' Edwards after it incorrectly cut his pay in 2008.

A nurse whose short skirts and long fingernails raised eyebrows where she worked has been struck off for forging her practising certificate.

An Air NZ crew member says she was devastated with her dismissal after she tried to board a rival company's plane and then lost an appeal to the ERA.

NZ Bus says driver unions have this afternoon lifted their notice of a day-long strike on Monday against its Auckland bus fleet, the region's largest.