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Government proposes to speed up Authority determinations

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • April 30 2013

An Employment Relations Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on Friday. The Bill is intended to improve fairness and flexibility in

Dismissal for criminal conviction justified

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 10 2013

The Employment Relations Authority recently determined in the case of Hallwright v Forsyth Barr Ltd (March, 2013) that the dismissal of Guy

5 reasons why you need a social media policy

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA
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  • January 25 2013

It's a new year and time for employers to consider updating your policies. Given that the past 12 months have seen continued development of social

Pike River Commission proposes health and safety reform to improve corporate governance

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • November 23 2012

The recent report of the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy (the Commission) calls for urgent legislative, structural and attitudinal change on the part of employers, workers and regulators alike

Cabinet announces Part 6A amendment for vulnerable workers

  • Bell Gully
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  • New Zealand
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  • 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

Earthquake prone buildings and the Health and Safety in Employment Act

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • October 25 2012

The Christchurch earthquakes and structural failure of the PGC, Forsyth Barr, CTV and Hotel Grand Chancellor buildings has recently drawn attention to the obligations imposed by the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act) in relation to earthquake-prone buildings

Proposed amendments to law governing employment in the state sector

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • September 25 2012

On 30 August 2012 the State Sector and Public Finance Reform Bill was introduced into the House

Court upholds dismissal for "incompatibility" based on employee's abrasive conduct

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • September 18 2012

The Employment Court recently held that a dismissal for "incompatibility" based on an employee's confrontational and belittling behaviour at work was justified (Walker v ProCare Health Limited 2012 NZEmpC 90

Employee privacy in the cloud age

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • New Zealand
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  • July 5 2012

Last month the Privacy Commissioner reprimanded an employer for using key stroke monitoring software to obtain an employee's password and access their personal email account: case note 229558 2012 NZ PrivComr 4

Employer awarded $4.29 million for "springboard" effect of employees' breaches of contract

  • Bell Gully
  • -
  • 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

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