Tikanga and employment relationships – July 2023

Tikanga and employment relationships The recent Employment Court case GF v Comptroller of the New Zealand Customs Service[1] (GF v Customs) has provided key insight into the significance of…

Non-publication of name and identity in employment claims – June 2023

Non-publication of name and identity in employment claims The Employment Court (the Court) and the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority) have the discretion to grant non-publication orders…

Extending Time To Raise A Personal Grievance For Sexual Harassment – June 2023

An amendment to the Employment Relations Act 2000 has passed into law to extend the time limit for an employee raising a personal grievance for sexual harassment against their employer. Ordinarily,…

When Your Private Life Could Get You in Trouble at Work – Oct 2022

Johanna Drayton recently joined Radio New Zealand’s, Karyn Hay, to discuss the topic of employees bringing an employer into disrepute. You can listen to the interview here. You can read our full…

Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination – Sept 2022

The Human Rights Commission has recently released a ground-breaking report into Experiences of Workplace Bullying and Harassment in Aotearoa New Zealand (the Report). Produced by Kantar Public, the…

Can We Still Party? – Sept 2022

Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, recently came under worldwide scrutiny after a video of her drinking and dancing at a private party was leaked. While elected officials are not employees in New…

Proposed Changes To Modernise The Charities Act 2005 – Aug 2022

In June 2018 the Government announced a review of the Charities Act 2005 (the Act) to be led by the Policy Group of the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department). The scope of the review was…

Extending Time To Raise A Personal Grievance For Sexual Harassment – June 2022

A bill has been introduced to Parliament which seeks to extend the time available to raise a personal grievance that involves allegations of sexual harassment from 90 days to 12 months. Introduced by…

Adopting a Menstrual Leave Policy? – May 22

Should Employers Adopt a Menstrual Leave Policy? The topic of menstrual leave has come into the spotlight after Pacific Media Network became one of the first New Zealand companies to adopt a…

New Protected Disclosures Legislation – May 22

New Protected Disclosures Legislation - What Employers Need to Know Whistleblowing is formally known as making a protected disclosure. The laws around whistleblowing and the protections afforded to…

Unvaccinated Workers Returning To Work – Apr 22

Can Unvaccinated Workers Get Their Jobs Back? On 23 March 2022, the Government announced a change to the vaccine mandates, removing requirements for employees in certain roles to be vaccinated.…

Restraints of Trade – Feb 22

Restraints of Trade Back in the Spotlight After Tova O'Brien Decision Many employment agreements contain restraint of trade clauses. Such restraints aim to restrict a former employee’s right to work…