The recent Employment Court decision involving Melville High School makes harrowing reading due to the factual circumstances established by the plaintiff’s, Kathleen...
Published - HR Magazine Spring edition 2023 As technology continues to evolve to assist us with our businesses, HR professionals also have to consider the impact of...
Prior to Covid-19 New Zealand workers had comparatively less paid sick leave than most of the developed world. When the Labour government introduced a bill into...
The Interislander ferry Kaitak i is again in the news after ferry passengers were forced to spend the night on board in Wellington harbour after the ferry developed...
The report released earlier in July by Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission is showing that the gender gap in retirement savings is going in the wrong direction in...
There is no doubt that the six former Gloriavale women who sued their former religious community worked extremely hard under punishing conditions for years on end. The...
Controversy over Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan’s conduct with staff in her office continues. Staff in her office will usually be employed by Ministerial Services to...
It is well known that the Department of Corrections has a big shortage of staff. According to figures provided by Corrections last month 76 of the 1438 community...
Strikes on the grounds of health and safety are rare and litigation to declare them unlawful is even rarer. On 9 May 2023 the New Zealand Nurses Organisation gave...
In October last year Ben Bell was elected to be Mayor of Gore District Council by 8 votes. He is New Zealand’s youngest mayor ever. In this rural and largely...
Rimutaka Prison is in the news again with it being reported that nine prison staff still remain on paid special leave a year after investigations were commenced for...
Kellie-Jay Keen (also known as Posie Parker) was pelted with tomato sauce in Auckland and left the country. Just weeks later she has appeared in Belfast in Northern...
