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New Zealand - March 21 2013
Changes to KiwiSaver and student loan repayments come into effect on 1 April. Employers and employees alike should already have considered the…
New Zealand - November 1 2012
On Tuesday, New Zealand's Minister of Labour made the expected announcement that Cabinet has decided to amend Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act).
New Zealand - June 5 2012
The Employment Court recently awarded an employer the sum of $4,290,000 against three former employees for breaches of their implied employment duties of fidelity, trust and confidence and good faith (Rooney Earthmoving Ltd v McTague, Whiting & Bartlett).
New Zealand - September 29 2011
This month, the Employment Relations Authority considered for the first time justification for a dismissal under the new test in section 103A of the Employment Relations Act 2000.
New Zealand - May 13 2011
Last month, the Employment Court held that an employer conducting a restructuring process should have provided to unsuccessful candidates information concerning other candidates, including information in the minds of selection panel members, notwithstanding confidentiality and privacy constraints (Vice-Chancellor of Massey University v Wrigley & Kelly, 18 April 2011).
