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

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Right and wrongs of investigating workplace shenanigans

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Firing a casual employee more fraught than first thought

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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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Court enforces rigidity of parental leave rules

YoungHunter senior associate Gerard Elwell on a case where the Employment Court sided with MBIE against a woman who wanted parental leave five months after giving birth.

Dita De Boni Tue, 07 May 2024

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MBIE employment mediators in short supply with cuts yet to come

Simpson Grierson senior solicitor Hanna Tevita on what a delay in mediation could mean for the service and employers.

Dita De Boni Tue, 30 Apr 2024

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Verbal contracts as legally enforceable as written

DLA Piper partner Carl Blake looks at the old-school legal lesson contained in a recent ERA case about promises made (or never made).

Dita De Boni Tue, 23 Apr 2024

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Haphazard redundancy processes a hazard before the law

Employment law expert Shelley Eden explains a desire for 'fresh blood' in an organisation often won't work if that organisation is also making people redundant.

Dita De Boni Tue, 16 Apr 2024

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No more secrets? New bill aims to sanctify publicising your pay

Buddle Findlay special counsel Shaun Brookes on why a bill outlawing pay transparency may or may not pass, but world is moving towards greater transparency anyway.

Dita De Boni Tue, 09 Apr 2024

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Laws may tighten around vexatious employee grievance cases

BE Employment Law senior associate Charlotte Joy on how vexatious complaints might be weeded out – and how employers can better avoid them.

Dita De Boni Tue, 02 Apr 2024

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Momentous employment law decision pending from Court of Appeal

Tompkins Wake partner Daniel Erickson on last week’s case that saw Uber seek to overturn a 2022 decision saying its drivers could be employees.

Dita De Boni Tue, 26 Mar 2024

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Preventing gossip no reason to ditch sale consult with workers

YoungHunter Lawyers Gerard Elwell on a case involving late NBR Lister Chloe Wright that punished her business for keeping its sale negotiations under wraps from employees.

Dita De Boni Tue, 19 Mar 2024

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Employers: Beware of new record penalties for hurt, humiliation

Minimum wage changes, minimum standards in frame as penalties stiffen, says LegalVision’s Ruby Mills.

Dita De Boni Tue, 12 Mar 2024

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Drugs and drunken rants: what the David Coote case reveals

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

Right and wrongs of investigating workplace shenanigans

Firing a casual employee more fraught than first thought

First Union fears changes worsen redress for exploited migrants

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

Court enforces rigidity of parental leave rules

MBIE employment mediators in short supply with cuts yet to come

Verbal contracts as legally enforceable as written

Haphazard redundancy processes a hazard before the law

No more secrets? New bill aims to sanctify publicising your pay

Laws may tighten around vexatious employee grievance cases

Momentous employment law decision pending from Court of Appeal

Preventing gossip no reason to ditch sale consult with workers

Employers: Beware of new record penalties for hurt, humiliation

Government urged to abandon its programme of spending cuts

Premium pet food company’s receivers shop for buyers

My Food Bag lifts profit as revenue, active customers fall

The Treasury’s gloomy outlook for the economy

The sausage and the triangle: Aotearoa’s demographic crossroads

Contraction of journalism no bad thing for those in power

Government urged to abandon its programme of spending cuts

Chris Hipkins not confident of reasoned debate on Treaty bill

Huge crowd expresses opposition to Treaty Principles Bill

The twilight of the meat co-op

Foodstuffs to appeal ComCom’s merger rejection

Yealands sale ‘unsuccessful’ as lines company result turns red