Updates - Employment

If you are an employer who is in collective bargaining the Employment Court decision in Public Service Association v Ministry of Justice may mean you need to reconsider your negotiating strategy.READ MORE

Last year the National Government commenced looking to the horizon to determine the future of the Holidays Act 2003. On 15 December 2009 an advisory group comprised of union and employer representatives issued a report to advise the Minister of Labour on future policy recommendations expected to be introduced to Parliament in 2010. (PDF 89KB)READ MORE

In this issue: a look at the reviews of the personal grievance procedure, Holidays Act, and rest and meal breaks legislation; the employer's ability to sue employees; what could be in store for local authority employees with the Super City amalgamations.READ MORE

With the amalgamation of the eight Auckland local authorities into a unitary authority under way, it is a time of uncertainty for the 6000 local government employees in Auckland, who are yet to find out about the fate of their jobs. How have overseas 'Super City' amalgamations tackled the issue of protecting employees' jobs and what can we learn from these models?READ MORE

If the employer breaches the employment agreement, the employee's damages are generally clear. What happens when the roles are reversed? Recent cases show that employers can successfully sue employees.READ MORE

These reviews may offer employers simpler, more straightforward approaches to the personal grievance procedure, the Holidays Act, and rest and meal breaks.READ MORE

Suspending and terminating employment is fraught with danger for employers. This issue looks at a recent case where a person, yet to commence work for an employer, sucessfully sued for a personal grievance. Secondly, we discuss suspending an employee without an express suspension clause in the Individual Employment Agreement.READ MORE

Even though an employee has not yet started working for your business they can still successfully sue for a personal grievance.READ MORE