Sure, people want a job. But more than that, they want to avoid boredom and take pride in their work, writes Ditia De Boni. "Life is too short to endure a psychotic boss."

A national company with a history of workplace accidents has been ordered to pay $50,000 to a worker who lost a leg in an accident.

News that working past your eighth month of pregnancy has the same effect on your unborn child as smoking will be cold comfort to every woman trying to shore up as much maternity leave as possible.

It's enough to make you choke on your sandwich - employees who do not take a break for lunch are doing many extra days of work a year, research suggests.