Officers in an elite unit set up to target the biggest criminal threats to NZ fear internal reprisals if they tell police bosses of "inappropriate conduct".

A barbecue fire which scared residents at a retirement home, destroyed the barbecue and caused $1000 of smoke damage led to a chef being rightly sacked.

Almost half of firms surveyed by a leading employers' group have reported sacking staff for drug use.

Air New Zealand says it will delay the axing of 180 wide-body maintenance jobs if it can get an industrial agreement with a union covering some of the engineers.

Bullying at a Waikato council is rife and an inquiry is needed to address the systemic and "toxic" problem which has resulted in 120 suspected cases, claims one councillor.

A psychiatric assistant who forced a young autistic patient to the ground and held him in a head lock was justifiably dismissed, the ERA rules.

An early childhood centre manager who used an account set aside for children's lunches, has failed to prove she was unjustifiably dismissed.

An Auckland employer is accused of exploiting migrant workers who claim they were not paid and were housed in city offices.

New Zealand's leading universities and academics are behind international competitors when it comes to attracting cash from business, a new comparison shows.

Nearly half of the millions of dollars mistakenly overpaid to teachers by Novopay has not been given back - with repayment rates as low as $2.50 per week agreed on.

Fruit bowls instead of snack machines and Swiss balls replacing office chairs are some of the changes businesses are making.

A Hamilton pizza delivery driver was struck with a metal bar in the face and again as he tried to crawl away from his assailant as he was on the ground.

The changes being proposed to our employment laws clearly stand to benefit many more employees than the small number who may find aspects of them a challenge.

An argument over a $5 fee has cost a Wellington motor lodge almost $12,000 and censure for wrongful dismissal.

A union says it hopes other large retailers will follow The Warehouse's example and introduce pay increase plans for their shop-floor staff.

The owner of an Auckland shoe shop has been accused of providing a false letter to the Employment Relations Authority to try to justify the dismissal of a worker.

Former Bay of Islands College principal Elgin Edwards is fighting to get his job back, admitting he made mistakes running the school before being sacked last year.