Two recent Employment Relations Authority decisions concerning... read more

Two recent Employment Relations Authority decisions concerning the government COVID-19 wage subsidy (in Raggett & Ors v Eastern Bay of...

Modern slavery is a topical issue in New Zealand, as seen in... read more

Modern slavery is a topical issue in New Zealand, as seen in a recent case in Hawkes Bay, where an...

A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decision raised... read more

A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decision raised interesting questions as to whether secret recordings which have been obtained in...

The owner/employer of a Canterbury pub have been ordered to pay... read more

The owner/employer of a Canterbury pub have been ordered to pay a penalty of $30,000 for wrongly treating permanent employees...

In a recent case determined by the Employment Court, Nicholson... read more

In a recent case determined by the Employment Court, Nicholson v Ford [2018] NZEmpC 132, Australasian Dental Management Limited’s director,...

Many employers are grappling with what availability requirements... read more

Many employers are grappling with what availability requirements mean for their workplace, and a recent Employment Court case, discussed below,...

A recent Employment Court case, discussed below held that ordinary... read more

A recent Employment Court case, discussed below held that ordinary business risk or the general risk of financial insecurity is...

The Employment Court has recently issued a decision, Leota v... read more

The Employment Court has recently issued a decision, Leota v Parcel Express Limited [2020] NZEmpC 61, which will likely have...