A liquor store worker who was threatened, assaulted, called a "f***ing Indian" and "Indian dog" by his employer has been awarded $45,000 in damages.

A Greymouth catering company has been ordered to pay more than $10,000 for serious labour law breaches.

MPs will pass a law under urgency on Wednesday to cut their latest hefty pay rise and to index future increases against the same measure that is used for superannuation rises.

A worker who posted comments online calling his former employer "a pile of crap" has been penalised for breaching a settlement agreement.

'We take our obligations under the Privacy Act seriously" is a common refrain, sadly, observed more in the breach, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

A move to rein in politicians' pay doesn't give moral authority to the Government in upcoming pay negotiations, public sector representatives say.

A former meatworks employee, who complained of intimidation by a fellow worker after he cut up animal hearts in front of him, has been awarded $5000.

A woman who was sacked from a TV station after posting "angry and abusive" emails on a social media site has been awarded more than $15,000 for unjustified dismissal.

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

A Christchurch construction company breached labour laws by failing to pay the minimum wage and keep employment records for workers.

A former financial controller for the NZDF will receive more than $70,000 in unpaid redundancy after winning an employment battle over an error in his contract.

Auckland is a great place - but it can be even better. In the second of our five-part Future Auckland series we aim to stimulate debate. Teuila Fuatai reports.

An orchard company has been fined and ordered to pay reparation - totalling $134,500 - over the death of an employee.

An employer says he's embarrassed, but wants other business owners to beware, after one of his workers charged with handling - and monitoring - finances stole $146k.

A former radio manager who served trespass notices against company trustees has been awarded compensation, but had it cut by 75 per cent for 'bizarre behaviour'.

It IS rocket science - and Auckland-based Rocket Lab has about 35 jobs to fill as it shoots for it s first flight at the end of the year.

A framer who was shot in the chest with a nailgun by another employee has been awarded $6000 in compensation.

A woman has been told she would not receive paid parental leave as she failed to chase up her lost application.

Two men employed by a high school in Otago have been ordered to repay the school's board following a Novopay error.

An office worker who became ill through workplace stress has been awarded $10,000 compensation after complaining of bullying and intimidation.

An Australian IT company that exploited a New Zealand worker for seven months has been ordered to pay him more than $100,000.

A veteran postie who was wrongly sacked for failing to deliver 29 circulars has got his job back and has been awarded nearly $14,000 in back pay and compensation.

A truck driver who was pepper-sprayed and arrested was unfairly sacked after police sent "prejudicial" information to his employer.

A Wellington chef who was sacked on the spot after sleeping through his alarm twice and missing a busy shift with a sore leg has been awarded nearly $10,000.

A foul-mouthed seafood company employee who was fired for allegedly intimidating colleagues got his job back and a $18,000 payout.

An IT firm has been ordered to fork out $16k to a former manager, despite declaring losses of more than $1 million.