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Privacy law: breaches, non-compliance and out-of-date – OPC
Privacy law may sound drab. But if you look beyond the (sometimes boring) statutory language, you will see that it aims to protect one of the most important rights...
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Court of Appeal hears arguments in latest Uber decision
Union representatives rallied outside the Court of Appeal in Wellington last week in anticipation...
Should warnings be time-bound?
It is well established that a warning can be issued to an employee following...
Is compensation for hurt and humiliation on the up?
In an Employment Court decision released last year, Chief Judge Inglis revised the bands...
How Criminal Charges Impact on an Employment Investigation
Former Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand (TWO) employee Mr Y has unsuccessfully...
Racial Harassment in the Workplace – When Group Banter Goes too Far
The Human Rights Review Tribunal (Tribunal) has ordered that an employer pay $10,000 in...
Accredited Employer Work Visas: guide to regional advertising
Many employers will be aware that the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) approach regarding multi-location...
Collective bargaining: are you required to participate?
In a determination released late last month, the Employment Relations Authority (Authority) found that...
Former employee who lost job over anti-vaccination Facebook post could have to pay $20,000
A former Wairarapa District Health Board (now Te Whatu Ora) employee may have to...
Tribunal considers employee’s liability for sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace has reared its ugly head in a recent Human...
Authority awards demoted teacher $10,000 in compensation
A Gisborne Boys High School (GBHS) teacher has succeeded in a personal grievance for...
Employee theft: your legal rights as an employer
Employee theft is an unfortunate reality that employers may have to tackle at some...
90-day trial periods available for all employers
On 21 December 2023, the Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill (the Bill) was...
New WorkSafe guidelines to promote mentally healthy work
WorkSafe New Zealand has been consulting on new health and safety guidelines for persons...
90-day trials: a refresher
A switch in Government from left to right invariably results in a return of...
Post-election employment policies: what’s in and what’s out?
After several weeks of waiting since the 14 October election, on 24 November 2023...
A moderate minimum wage?
With the recent release of coalition agreements between National and ACT, and National and...
Supie collapse: the employment implications
Last month, online supermarket Supie went into voluntary administration, owing $2.1 million to more...
Court issues Whakaari/White Island Health and Safety conviction
Whakaari Island’s eruption back in December 2019 was catastrophic, killing 22 people and injuring...
Ch-ch-ch-changes (of Government): Fair Pay Agreements
While the official results of the election will not be published by the Electoral...