BDBDEmploymentLawyers: Employment Court wrong to recognise public holidaysNew Zealand Aluminium Smelters and its workers have returned to court in their long-running dispute over how holidays are calculated and recognised.22 Oct 01:15 AM
EmploymentBuilder told 'stop being a baby'Builder awarded $5000 after being dismissed over the phone.20 Oct 09:40 PM
EmploymentGreen Party: Law change a win for buildersSub-contractors in the construction industry will still be able to get paid in the event of a Mainzeal-like collapse under a bill which passed into law this afternoon.20 Oct 03:47 AM
New ZealandMasala to pay former worker over $5500The saga over unpaid wages at North Shore Masala has affected unrelated restaurants.19 Oct 09:35 PM
EmploymentOffice worker admits stealing thousandsAn experienced office worker with a previously unblemished record, today admitted stealing thousands in cash after falling behind with her household bills.13 Oct 03:36 AM
EmploymentCompeting business move costs worker $10KAn employee that started her own competing business and took a key supplier from former business penalised $10,000.12 Oct 09:00 PM
EmploymentSix hour work day: Can it work?Sweden is the first country to trial six-hour working days, following a study that outlines the risks of working longer.08 Oct 01:53 AM
BDBDEnergyUnion deal underpins NZ Steel's $50m savingsNew Zealand Steel's blue collar workforce has agreed to forego annual bonus payments during unprofitable years.04 Oct 11:15 PM
EmploymentMillennials want it all from employersTurns out the millennial generation has some pretty high expectations from their employers.01 Oct 09:40 PM
EmploymentFired after $23,000 phone billA man fired after racking up a $23k bill on his work phone and returning to work late from a holiday was justifiably dismissed, the ERA has found.30 Sep 02:08 AM
BDBDCompaniesEmployment outlook takes a dipNew Zealand employment confidence turned pessimistic in the third quarter and fell to a three-year low.28 Sep 04:00 PM
EmploymentEmployee to get 'distress compensation'A decades-long employee of a transport firm will receive thousands in "distress compensation" after he was made redundant.28 Sep 02:56 AM
EmploymentParty pill godfather owes $85kLegal high godfather Matt Bowden's company must pay a former employee more than $85,000.22 Sep 03:38 AM
EmploymentChef fired after staff allegedly refuse to work with himA chef who was accused of inappropriately touching a pizza cook in a Canterbury restaurant was fired after several staff members allegedly refused to work with him.22 Sep 03:04 AM
Employment12,000 litres of beer on the floorHuge spillage at craft brewery cost $80,000 and described as a "crime of passion".15 Sep 07:50 PM
New ZealandBullying report stuns specialistsA report revealing the extent of bullying among surgeons has shocked the profession, and it is vowing to change.10 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentRestaurant fined for 'exploiting' workersA popular Christchurch buffet restaurant has been fined and slammed for mistreating its workers.10 Sep 01:43 AM
EmploymentTop restaurant paid workers $2 an hourTwo managers of popular Auckland Indian restaurant chain Masala have admitted underpaying workers.07 Sep 11:41 PM
EmploymentSexually harassed employee awarded $35kA man sexually harassed by his boss at a Wellington hostel has been awarded more than $35,000 after being sacked for complaining about the treatment.06 Sep 11:19 PM
EmploymentDo companies care about work-life balance?People are struggling to figure out how to fit everything into their lives. How do they manage work, families, community, and leisure?06 Sep 03:00 AM
EmploymentPositive pressure on the pay gapAs New Zealand slips down the world ladder in terms of gender pay equality, the YWCA is fighting back by awarding companies showing fair pay practices.04 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'We love people who say hi darling'A pizzeria has come to the rescue of Luca Cicioni, the tourist who lasted one day in his forklift job after saying "hi darling" to his boss.29 Aug 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: OE driven by career misses pointThe practice of New Zealanders in their 20s throwing caution to the wind and heading off to London on working holidays is no longer such a cultural phenomenon.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandHire goes from 'hi darling' to 'bye job'An Italian forklift driver has lost his job after greeting his female manager with the words "hi darling".28 Aug 05:00 PM
EmploymentClaims Chinese workers exploited in NZThe rail workers' union claims more than two dozen Chinese engineers could still be being exploited in New Zealand.27 Aug 01:23 AM
EmploymentMale-dominated workplaces 'can make women ill'A male dominated workplace could cause dangerous levels of stress in women, according to researchers.26 Aug 06:25 PM
New ZealandI just wanted out: Serco managerA former assistant director at then Serco-run Mt Eden Prison disputed a report in yesterday's Herald that he was dismissed for refusing to take a workplace drug test24 Aug 05:00 PM
EmploymentThe 'good morning' that caused a walkoutPak'n Save worker stormed off the job after colleague said "good morning" to him, following an agreement the two men would not speak to each other in the workplace.20 Aug 12:28 AM
OpinionStrategies for the new workplaceEntrepreneurial businesses are constantly thinking of ways to change the working environment, in the hope of creating a more inspiring, productive, cost-effective workplace. The end game is more engaged workers and a better bottom line.13 Aug 09:00 PM
EmploymentBill targeting zero-hour contracts introduced to ParliamentA bill banning zero-hour contracts without compensating the worker or without allowing the worker to turn down the work has been introduced to Parliament today.13 Aug 08:14 AM
New ZealandElectrician fined for unauthorised workA man has been fined more than $2000 after he carried out illegal work on his property- leaving exposed, live cables hanging from a ceiling.11 Aug 03:43 AM
OpinionMatthew Lynn: Free tech company massages? Here's the rubAmid so much success in the tech industry, there is also a whiff of hubris - of which the lavish treatment of employees is just one symptom, writes Matthew Lynn.09 Aug 06:36 PM
Freight and logisticsUber test case may have NZ falloutUber may look twice at contracts it has here in New Zealand if a US court rules its 200,000 Californian drivers are employees, not contractors.05 Aug 02:15 AM
BDBDEmploymentAffco workers vote to strikeAbout one thousand meatworkers at eight Affco plants in the North Island have voted to strike for two days.04 Aug 03:40 AM
