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There has been a lot of media coverage recently regarding tragic workplace fatalities in New Zealand. This year alone WorkSafe reported 25 work-related deaths. In the...

The way we experience our country depends in large part on our background and our identity. The opportunities afforded to us, and the rewards we receive, vary...

For many the working arrangements put in place during the higher Covid-19 alert levels may have prompted longer term changes to how they work.

We are approaching the mid-point of 2020. While a lot has happened over the last few months, and much has changed, the Employment Relations Authority and Employment...

Community support for law is strongest when the laws are enacted following an accepted process and when they apply equally to everybody.

The looming economic recession triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is going to lead to significant unemployment.

Over the last six weeks, more New Zealanders than ever have been working from home in a cultural shift that has been seen all over the world. Time Magazine called the...

We have all endured the boredom of lockdown and are pushing through the slightly less restricted level three.

For most people living in New Zealand, and perhaps the world, the last couple of months have changed lives in ways that would have been inconceivable only a short time...

Many New Zealanders will be waking up of Christmas morning with plans to spend time with family, friends or just enjoying the New Zealand summer. Others will be getting...

It is a general expectation of the employment relationship that an employee follows the rules set by their employer. Typically, failure to follow such rules can amount...

A recent WorkSafe prosecution demonstrated the extent of the health and safety obligations in respect of company vehicles.