Christmas ‘What to Say When’
December 16, 2019
Q1. My employee sent a text to say they were sick on New Year’s Eve (31 December) and couldn’t come…
Legislation planned initiatives for 2020
December 16, 2019
The New Zealand Law Society notes that Parliament and government officials will expect a busy 2020, with a large number…
Third Party Personal Grievances
October 2, 2019
Currently the workers are prevented from raising a personal grievance against the third party. This way of engaging employees has…
Work trials – Can you use them?
October 2, 2019
A Café worker was recently awarded $9000 for one day of ‘work’ when she was undertaking a work trial as…
Compensation For Employee Availability
October 2, 2019
An Employment Court decision has confirmed if employers want their employees to be available outside of their normal working hours,…