Mr O was employed as a senior car groomer, part of an in-house grooming service for a car dealership. The dealership employed groomers from a variety of backgrounds, including prisoners...Read More
From 4 April 2018, the transitional savings provisions in the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 will end, and PBCUs (Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking) must comply...Read More
Although the high profile US whistleblowing cases, like those involving Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, rightly attract a lot of attention, it is also worth knowing that we have a protected...Read More
Not all employment advisors are created equal. The Employment Relations Act 2000 allows for employees and employers to be represented by ‘any person’. However, there are fundamental...Read More
Despite the best efforts of those involved, employees and employers sometimes need external assistance to resolve their employment disputes. If they have tried talking or mediating directly,...Read More
Following separation one of the main issues is the division of “relationship property”. In New Zealand, under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976, the general rule is that once you have...Read More
Satish Kalera was employed by a security services firm, Simply Security, between February and May 2017. During that time he managed to have two minor accidents while driving the company’s...Read More
The Government has established the Film Industry Working Group to recommend changes to the way workers are employed in the screen and film industry. The Employment Relations (Film Production...Read More