Unjustified disadvantage cases are up 26 per cent as employees increasingly "try their luck" during recessionary times, the EMA says.

The number of young people aged 20 to 24 with no income almost trebled between 1996 and 2006, according to new figures.

After being bashed repeatedly in the head, bus driver Sudeep Singh says he was asked if he could drive his vehicle back to its depot.

The SSC has toughened its code of conduct for public servants with more prescriptive rules around political activities and potential conflicts of interest.

For staff at Disneyland Paris, there's a less magical side to the Kingdom, with long hours and job cuts reportedly leading some to suicide.

An Auckland-based firm must pay its former deputy managing director nearly $350,000 after it was found to have unjustifiably dismissed her.

Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.

Salary and wage rates as measured by the labour cost index rose just 1.5 per cent in the year to the March quarter, the slowest rise in more than nine years.

Tens of thousands of workers marched in cities from Hong Kong to Istanbul Saturday to mark the international workers' day.

The vibe in the employment market is positive, says Kate Ross.