NZ Post couriers challenging 'contractor' model in court
A growing body of employment action has implications for firms such as Freightways.
Maria Slade
Wed, 09 Jun 2021
A group of New Zealand Post couriers is taking the state-owned enterprise to court claiming they are employees, not contractors, and have the right to collectively bargain.
The case, due to be heard in the Employment Court in August, follows a separate decision last week that an independent
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Maria Slade
Wed, 09 Jun 2021
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NZ Post couriers challenging 'contractor' model in court
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