OPINION: Some people hate confrontation; my family thrives on it, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: Here is a case where the employer got almost everything it could wrong, which turned out to be very expensive. Those employers (especially in the dairy industry) who employ husbands and wives take note, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: Recently, Fonterra shareholders voted for various capital structure changes, writes Sarah McKenzie in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: In an earlier article Mary-Jane outlined some of the differences between the "baby boomers" – "Generation Xers" – and "Generation Y", writes Brian Richardson in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: The Harvard Business Review recently conducted a survey with 600 managers from dozens of companies to rank the impact on employees of some significant workplace factors, writes Brian Richardson in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: If ever you thought there was a more straightforward, "slam dunk" case to dismiss an employee, it would be if they had sold drugs to a co-worker, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: From the playground to the workplace, bullying is something that, unfortunately, some people never manage to outgrow, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: Generation Y are those born between 1978 and 1994. So they are aged early 30s down, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: The following case highlights how important it is for employers to treat all their employees in a fair and equal manner, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: It's that time of year when it's time to look back on what's happened and time to look forward to what we have in store for the coming year, writes Brian Richardson in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: Let's face it, the recent recession has made it increasingly difficult to find a job, let alone hang on to it – but employers beware; while terminating employment is a commercial reality, failure to follow the appropriate procedure might cost you more than that final pay cheque, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: In the occasional case the tables are turned and employees are ordered to pay lots of money to their employer after their employment relationship turns sour, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: By the time you read this Christmas will be over and you will either be fighting with your spouse about how best to cook chicken on the BBQ, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: In one of its final acts, the Labour Government enacted provisions covering rest and meal breaks for workers, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: This is a little story about the apprentice who told porkies but managed to win the money in the employment law lottery, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: Contractor or employee, asks Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: As we are all feeling "stressed" at this time of year thought I would add to it with this case, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: The Employment Relations Authority has recently provided a useful decision on a topic I get a lot of inquiries about: workplace bullying, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: I had an interesting situation a short while back, writes Brian Richardson in this week's Work to Rule.

OPINION: The proverbial molehill made into a mountain was the subject of a recent decision by the Employment Relations Authority, writes Mary-Jane Thomas in this week's Work to Rule.