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| 203 | Court of Appeal Rejects Sexual Harassment Appeal |
| 202 | More 90 Day Trial Period Woes |
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| 201 | Casual or Fixed Term? |
| 200 | When Casual Agreements Mutate |
| 199 | A Disadvantageous Resignation |
| 198 | A Tangled Web of Deceit |
| 197 | Supreme Court Wraps Up Open Country Cheese Saga |
| 196 | A Hopeless Case |
| 195 | When Good Employees go Bad – Theft in the Workplace |
| 194 | What takes a lifetime to build, but only seconds for an employee to destroy? |
| 193 | The Worse for Drink |
| 192 | Earthquake Update |
| 191 | Case Law: Employee Negligence & Unjustified Dismissal |
| 190 | Refusal to Undergo a Drug Test |
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| 189 | Legislative Changes |
| 188 | 90,000 Win for Head Chef |
| 187 | Trial Period Case - Employment Court Decision |
| 186 | Suspension and Summary Dismissal in Absence of Express Provisions |
| 185 | Employment Legislation Overhaul |
| 184 | The High Cost of Getting it Wrong |
| 183 | Replacing Striking Workers with Contractors |
| 182 | Scrutinizing Conduct Outside the Workplace |
| 181 | Damages Awarded for Poor Workmanship |
| 180 | Employee Protection Provisions Revisited |
| 179 | Holidays Act 2003 – Recommendations for Change |
| 178 | Not an Employee, so no PG |
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| 177 | Plunket Kerplunksy |
| 176 | Court requests good faith report from Authority |
| 175 | Significant award for discrimination on the grounds of disability |
| 174 | Good faith obligations to be “responsive and communicative” a two way street |
| 173 | Sleepovers and the minimum wage issue – The next instalment |
| 172 | Avoiding pandemic pandemonium |
| 171 | Employment Court jurisdiction to make search orders confirmed |
| 170 | Employment agreement found to be frustrated |
| 169 | Redundancy - is the position genuinely superfluous? |
| 168 | NDU’s unlawful preference claim against Farmers fails |
| 167 | Tramways decision reheard in the Employment Court |
| 166 | A shift to shifts ruled |
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| 165 | Change Management in times of change |
| 164 | Dismissal Without Process Still Justified |
| 163 | Sleepovers – Work time or sleep time? |
| 162 | Employee Protection Clause enforced by Authority |
| 161 | Parental Leave Procedures |
| 160 | Protections for Casual and Temporary Workers |
| 159 | Can an employer consult with an employee on sick leave? |
| 158 | Does your internet policy cover use of social networking sites? |
| 157 | Legislative Changes Afoot |
| 156 | How much is too much sick leave? |
| 155 | Kiwisaver compulsory employer contributions and total remuneration |
| 154 | 2007 - The Year in review |
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| 153 | Shock Supreme Court decision on
transferred public holidays |
| 152 | Authority at odds over increase in annual leave |
| 151 | The employee's right to input on penalty |
| 150 | Union Visits to the Workplace |
| 149 | Who can do the work of striking employees? |
| 148 | Giving Consideration to Restraints |
| 147 | The Subway or the Highway - Serious Misconduct Revisited |
| 146 | NDU vs GDL- the first interpretation of the 'passing on' provisions of the ERA |
| 145 | Communications Between Employers and Union/Employees During Bargaining |
| 144 | Redundancy Refresher |
| 143 | Individual Employment Agreements: Back To Basics |
| 142 | The Holidays Act 2003 - 3 to 4 weeks or 4 to 5 weeks annual leave? |
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| 141 | When T1½ rates for work on a public holiday
don't apply |
| 140 | Deductions from or Withholding of Wages |
| 139 | Progressive Dispute . . . what was it all about? |
| 138 | Discrimination in Employment - a refresher |
| 137 | Stopwork Meetings: who decides when? |
| 136 | Could've, should've, would've . . . |
| 135 | Clarity about Disparity |
| 134 | Save the Kiwi . . . |
| 133 | Probation with No Recourse - Bill to Select Committee |
| 132 | Managing Bullying in the Workplace |
| 131 | Interim Reinstatement – Not Just a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ |
| 130 | Holiday blues — What are Employees entitled to! |
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| 129 | "Life Imitating Art" - Drama at TVNZ |
| 128 | Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil |
| 127 | Failing to protect protected employees |
| 126 | Employment Relations Policies |
| 125 | Work Stress Costs |
| 124 | The Supreme Law of the Rings - Epilogue on Contractors |
| 123 | Employment Relations (Flexible Working Hours) Amendment Bill 2005 |
| 122 | Serious Misconduct - an overview of the law |
| 121 | Facilitation 2005 or Arbitration Circa 1980 |
| 120 | Shift Work, Public Holiday and Commonsense |
| 119 | Justification - Dismissals and Other Actions |
| 118 | The Return of the Law - Contractors in Middle Earth, The Conclusion |
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| 117 | Employment Agreements - Just What is Required? |
| 116 | Probationary Periods - Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 |
| 115 | Government Provides "Care Packages" to Employees, Unions and Employers |
| 114 | Bargaining Fee for Unions - Not Lawful |
| 113 | Testing Testimonials |
| 112 | Fixing the Term - Part 2 |
| 111 | More Alcohol at Work |
| 110 | Alcohol, Drugs and Work |
| 109 | Good Faith - One More Step |
| 108 | Your Computer - My Own Business |
| 107 | One Law to Rule Them All - Contractors in Middle Earth |
| 106 | Unfavourable Changes Pending for the ERA |
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| 105 | Is there a Right to Representation? |
| 104 | Holidays and Resignations Revisited |
| 103 | Stress and Medical Clearances - Round 2 |
| 102 | Suspending - The Balance Required |
| 101 | The Law of Vicarious Liability |
| 100 | Managing the Hazard - Stress & Medical Clearances |
| 99 | Exemplary Damages in Employment Law |
| 98 | Sexual Harassment in the Workplace |
| 97 | Misrepresentation - One Principle, Two Outcomes |
| 96 | Huge holiday changes proposed |
| 95 | www.play.co.nz |
| 94 | Stress, Stress and More Stress |
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| 93 | Open Sesame - Access to the Workplace |
| 92 | Testing the Faith |
| 91 | Fixing the Term |
| 90 | Anticipating a Break (and a breach) |
| 89 | A Few 90 Day Issues/Constructive Dismissals and the 90 Day Rule |
| 88 | Policies on Employment Relations |
| 87 | Independent Contractors |
| 86 | On Probation/Paid Parental Leave |
| 85 | Stress |
| 84 | The Hazards of Verbal Agreements |
| 83 | Aoraki Revived |
| 82 | Paid Parental Leave |
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| 81 | Time for a Break |
| 80 | A Lockout or a Holiday? |
| 79 | When is a Union not a Union? - Part 2 |
| 78 | Good Faith - The First Steps |
| 77 | Incompatibility |
| 76 | Serious Misconduct - Who decides? |
| 75 | Penalties & Damages Awarded to Employers for Breach |
| 74 | Aoraki Revisited |
| 73 | The Authority's Role in Disciplinary Action |
| 72 | Employment Relations Education Leave |
| 71 | Testing Drug Testing |
| 70 | Dealing to Drug Users |
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| 69 | Independent Contracts Amidst the ERA |
| 68 | New Employees and the ERA |
| 67 | Abandonment Revisited |
| 66 | Compliance under the ERA |
| 65 | Stressed Out and Paid Out |
| 64 | Redundancy Obligations Reviewed |
| 63 | From Arrears of Wages to Discrimination |
| 62 | Protected Disclosures |
| 61 | Good Faith |
| 60 | Serious Misconduct in Cyberspace |
| 59 | Drinking on the Job |
| 58 | Degrees of Negligence |
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| 57 | When There's a Scrap At Work |
| 56 | What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander (Disparity of Treatment) |
| 55 | Accident Insurance Act 1998 |
| 54 | Taking the Harshness out of it |
| 53 | When Procedures are Breached |
| 52 | Tying Down Restraints |
| 51 | Discrimination Against Strikers |
| 50 | Stretching the 90 Days |
| 49 | Sick Leave for an Accident? |
| 48 | Alternative Grievance Procedures |
| 47 | Discrimination |
| 46 | Neither Harsh nor Oppressive; But Maybe Unfair |
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| 45 | Ex Post Facto Factors |
| 44 | Employment Court: Harsh and Oppressive? |
| 43 | Parental Leave - Paid or Unpaid? |
| 42 | Wrongful Dismissal - What was it? |
| 41 | Contractual Approach Continues; Changes Afoot |
| 40 | When Employees Give Notice; 90 Days and Exceptional Circumstances |
| 39 | Ruling Restricts Redundancy |
| 38 | Director or Employee?; Sequestration Orders |
| 37 | 100% Contributory Conduct by Employee; Health and Safety in Employment Act |
| 36 | A further Final Word on 6% From the Court of Appeal |
| 35 | Mutual Termination; Changes Ahead for Personal Grievance Procedures |
| 34 | Degrees of Negligence |
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| 33 | Grievances Start Early |
| 32 | The Disadvantage of It All |
| 31 | Casual or Part-time? |
| 30 | Contracts Procured by Harsh and Oppressive Conduct |
| 29 | The Facts About Misrepresentation |
| 28 | Abandonment |
| 27 | Redundancy - Selection Criteria; More Restraints |
| 26 | Restraint of Trade |
| 25 | Fixed Term Contracts - The Court of Appeal Rules |
| 24 | Conduct Outside of Work |
| 23 | Serious Misconduct |
| 22 | Lawful and Reasonable Instructions |
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| 21 | Constructive Dismissal |
| 20 | Employee Injury or Absence from Workplace |
| 19 | The "Creche" Case |
| 18 | Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - An Overview |
| 17 | Public Holidays - A Gain and A Gain, Payment, Requirement to Work, Lieu Day |
| 16 | The Final Word on 6%; An Employer Strikes Back! |
| 15 | Censorship of Communication Reconsidered; Mutual Termination or Unjustified Dismissal |
| 14 | Recent Court of Appeal Decisions - Failure to Appoint/The Holidays Act/Communication; Health and Safety - The On-going Cost of Injuries |
| 13 | Redundancy - The Obligation to Consult |
| 12 | Employee or Contractor? |
| 11 | More on Remedies - Reinstatement; Personal Grievance Compensation |
| 10 | Employees Have 90 Days to Submit a Personal Grievance |
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| 9 | The Holidays Act - Some Good News and Some Bad News |
| 8 | To Suspend or Not to Suspend |
| 7 | Dismissal for Poor Performance - Trotter Revisited; Harsh and Oppressive Contracts |
| 6 | More Bad News on the Holidays Act - Including 6%/Transfer of Public Holidays |
| 5 | Failure to Appoint/Further Censorship of Employer/Employee Communications |
| 4 | Trial Periods Go To Trial; Ratification and Agreement |
| 3 | Has the E. Court become the "Censor of Employer/Employee Communications"? |
| 2 | Personal Grievances - The Cost of Getting it Wrong |
| 1 | Kerry Smith v. Radio I - Fixed Term Contract |
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