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Drugs and drunken rants: what the David Coote case reveals

UK Premier League referee David Coote’s suspension after damaging videos circulated on social media raises issues about an employer’s right to suspend for out-of-work misconduct.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 19 Nov 2024

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First Union fears changes worsen redress for exploited migrants

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‘Don’t do that!’: visiting your sick workers at home

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Member’s bill to limit PGs could see ‘free-for-all’, lawyer says

Tompkins Wake associate Fred Hills says the personal grievances bill by Act MP Laura Trask is out of tune with current employment law.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 12 Nov 2024

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Right and wrongs of investigating workplace shenanigans

Simpson Grierson senior associate India Townsend discusses a rise in hiring independent investigators to look into serious complaints.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 05 Nov 2024

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Firing a casual employee more fraught than first thought

Legal Vision senior associate Ruby Hollinshead talks about the wider ramifications for employers from a case involving a Northland funeral home.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 29 Oct 2024

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First Union fears changes worsen redress for exploited migrants

First Union general secretary Dennis Maga comments on recent government changes to the Migrant Exploitation Protection Work Visa as well as the Darleen Tana case.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 22 Oct 2024

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‘Don’t do that!’: visiting your sick workers at home

Employment lawyer Shelley Eden comments on Tesla sending managers to the homes of workers on sick leave and why that wouldn’t fly in New Zealand.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 15 Oct 2024

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Beware of thinking out loud, with non-disparagement clauses

One worker fell foul of the ERA after telling a former manager they had a ‘small brain’ following settlement of an employment dispute.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 08 Oct 2024

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Working from home: no entitlement, plenty of expectation

Employment specialist Charlotte Joy of BE Employment Law gives the legal take on the pros and cons of working from home.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 01 Oct 2024

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The cost of not dealing properly with punches to employee’s head

A recent ERA constructive dismissal case raises the issue of an employer’s ‘negligent retention’.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 24 Sep 2024

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The gone-bust, can’t-pay conundrum

Employment lawyer outlines what employees can do when they’re owed money from an ERA finding but the company goes under.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 17 Sep 2024

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