More than 50 sawmill workers at two North Island sawmills have been told they will lose their jobs.

A grieving father and spokesman for families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River Coal mine says he's "gutted" for the Pike River workers made redundant after the company went into receivership.

The majority of miners remaining at Pike River Coal mine look set to lose their jobs, as officials today told workers they were going to proceed with redundancies three weeks after a series of explosions killed 29 workers inside the mine.

A shearer has been awarded $2250 for being punched in the face by his boss after swearing at his wife.

Air NZ has been ordered for a second time to reinstate a flight attendant sacked for sitting down during turbulence. The Employment Court ruled Randall Wulff's firing was unfair and "unjustifiable".

Pike River has rejected claims management was not approachable for staff with safety concerns before the November 19 blast.

The Ministry of Education and the primary teachers and principals' union have reached an agreement on collective contracts.

New Zealand's 'best workplace' is also a pet-friendly place.

More than 100 workers at Affco's Wairoa meatworks have been laid off, just weeks after returning to work.

A sacked executive's claims of potentially fatal gas installations around NZ are 'scaremongering', an ERA hearing has heard.