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...

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...

The Employment Relations Authority (Authority) has ordered Presbyterian... read more

The Employment Relations Authority (Authority) has ordered Presbyterian Support Central Charitable Trust (Trust) to pay penalties for breach of a...