Is the proposed change to sick leave laws really needed?

Some 2000 metal and manufacturing workers have negotiated a one-off holiday in 2011 to make up for missed public holidays.

Help and training is better than a legislation for 90-day trials and clampdowns on sickies, writes Tapu Misa.

Rather than teaching young people how to be CEOs, it's better to start with the basics.

Nearly 2000 engineering and manufacturing workers have agreed to accept a 3 per cent pay rise this year and the same again next year.

Unions are warning of heated collective contract talks on the horizon.

Garth George writes that after the Labour years, activists are relishing the chance to take their fight back to the street.

Patients are being treated in the corridors of North Shore Hospital's A&E because of overcrowding due to winter illnesses.

An Auckland restaurateur jailed for kidnapping two of his workers has been ordered to pay more than $75k.

Staff at Auckland's five-star Westin hotel have all been re-employed on new contracts but can be fired at a week's notice.

NZ is still only a middling performer when it comes to parental leave provisions, according to a study.

You're safer to eat your lunch off a toilet seat than the average office desk - and be careful how you handle the taps on the way out.

When the 90 day probationary period Bill was introduced, many people got hot under the collar. There were those that were thrilled.

Employment law changes will swing the balance in favour of bosses and expose workers to easier dismissal, an expert says.

Sure, we revere those who help others, but spare a thought for all the rest.

The Government has announced plans to extend the 90 Day Trial scheme to incorporate more workplaces, reports TVNZ.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has admitted that child workers have been subjected to long hours working on Kazakhstan tobacco farms it deals with.