Category: Employment Law Articles

Navigating employment disputes can be challenging and stressful for both employers and employees. Fortunately, various mechanisms and services are available to help resolve these issues effectively. This guide will explain the key roles of employment mediation, authorities, and court representation Read More …

Personal grievances in the workplace encompass a range of issues that can impact an employee’s well-being, job satisfaction, and overall performance. These grievances often arise from poor working conditions, unfair treatment, or inadequate management practices. In this blog post, we’ll Read More …

The shift to remote work, born out of necessity during the Covid-19 pandemic, is proving to be a transformative force in employment law. Employees are now more assertive about their rights to work flexibly, pushing boundaries that were previously untested. Read More …

Kelly works in a bustling office downtown. She’s always been a dedicated employee, but lately, things have taken a turn for the worse. The whispers, the snide remarks, and the overt hostility from a few coworkers have made her dread Read More …

Tips For Running A Strike For Workers How should one run a successful strike? I recently represented workers in a multinational company. The foreign bosses criticised New Zealand managers for not squeezing out maximum shareholder value and being too soft Read More …

Updated for 2017. Working ‘the stats’ and the ‘day in lieu’ entitlements explained. Observed Holidays If Saturday is Christmas day – Sunday, Boxing day, the observation of these holidays in employment law is transferred to the following Monday and Tuesday. Read More …

Bosses Suing Workers The election over, the pendulum swings further to the bosses right on our industrial relations grandfather clock. Nationals policy is to loosen up collective wage bargaining and this could make unions less and less relevant. Labour’s policy Read More …

Restraint Of Trade Many bosses nowadays, instead of going to a lawyer, simply download model employment agreements from the Department of Labour website. It’s a beauty. Simple, free and so widely used that Employment Court rulings have made interpretations of Read More …

Who Goes And How Do You Handle It? I have a friend who owns a company. To get a wider perspective and stay on side with the bank he appointed outside directors to his Board. They recently resigned. They got Read More …

Exclusion And Expulsion From School – Justified Or Unjustified? This article sets out the case foundation upon which the law surrounding school exclusions and expulsions has evolved. As a bit of a yardstick it draws some parallels with employment law. Read More …