Sometimes employment law cases throw us a gem. A recent UK Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in the United Kingdom is a Masterclass, showcasing the actions the...
Last week Maritime NZ filed two health and safety charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act against KiwiRail over its grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere...
Death by a thousand cuts is historically a form of torture and execution originating from Imperial China. More recently in psychology death by a thousand cuts is a way...
Businesses use all sorts of arrangements to conduct their affairs, usually to manage tax issues or to operate in different jurisdictions. Usually there is no issue...
The on-going government agenda of removing employment protections for workers continues with the latest being the move to significantly raise barriers for women to...
New Zealand’s stretched health system is expected to come under further pressure as more than 5000 senior doctors have threatened to take part in an unprecedented...
A recent Employment Court decision confirms the importance of documenting whether the working relationship is one of employee or contractor. It also demonstrates that...
Businesses like to control information , particularly if it is likely to negatively their business or reputation. Information, or lack of information, provides a means...
Is the National Party jumping on another conservative right-wing bandwagon, like its stance on the Treaty Principles Bill? Last week the Prime Minister, Christopher...
Workers should feel threatened . The National led government is planning to continue its programme of reducing employment protections for workers this year. It follows...
Waitangi Day marks the signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs. Now that Waitangi Day...
As part of the Government’s drive to cut costs , it has made much of the large contract awarded to multi-national company Compass which leads a consortium to provide...
