Unions and the Labour Party have reacted angrily to a Government decision to allow workers to cash in their fourth week of holidays.

Senior British Airways managers warned they were in a "fight to the death" with unions over plans for an unprecedented 12-day strike by cabin crew.

About a quarter of workers at The Warehouse will resume industrial action after talks between the company and a union broke down.

Auckland Museum director Vanda Vitali, and the museum trust board are embroiled in a performance dispute.

A personal grievance case brought by eight Air NZ pilots, removed from captaining Boeing 747-400s after their 60th birthdays, is set to be heard.

Unionised staff at the Warehouse plan to hand out complaint cards to customers to pressure the company into hiring more staff.

The Ministry of Justice is "extremely disappointed" at the Public Service Association's (PSA) rejection of a pay offer.

Auckland bus drivers vote for a deal which will include an 11.5 per cent pay increase over the next three years.