by Wendy Macphail | Apr 1, 2015 | Employment Law
On 2 March 2015 the Human Rights Review Tribunal awarded Karen Hammond over $168,000.00 in damages from her former employer, New Zealand Credit Union Baywide (NZCU), following a Facebook breach of privacy and “loss of dignity”. Karen left NZCU in March 2012. Five days...
by Wendy Macphail | Mar 2, 2015 | Employment Law
On 16 February 2015 Arthur Britton, director of Britton Housemovers Ltd (“the Company”) was sentenced to four months home detention and his Company was fined $60,000.00 after a house he was moving brought down a power line. While nobody was injured during the...
by Wendy Macphail | Feb 12, 2015 | Employment Law, Human Resources
Taking that next step of paying people to help in your business is often daunting. Suddenly your business is responsible for others and has greater financial responsibilities. Further, the legal obligations attaching to your business suddenly increase dramatically. It...
by Wendy Macphail | Nov 1, 2014 | Accord News, Employment Law, Positive Pyschology
While we do not know what lies ahead for us, we do know that financial security is important as is our emotional and spiritual health. Below are some strategies for helping you sustain greater health and wealth while at work. Physical activity is linked to positive...
by Wendy Macphail | Oct 1, 2014 | Accord News, Employment Law, Human Resources
Facebook began in 2004 and since that time social media sites have become hugely popular. While social media sites were created as a mechanism to help people communicate more efficiently with their friends and family, in the work place these sites can be problematic....
by Wendy Macphail | Aug 1, 2014 | Accord News, Employment Law, Human Resources
18 kiwifruit contractors have recently had enforcement action taken against them following an operation by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (“MBIE”). The MBIE undertook field visits, home and office visits, visits to self-pick orchards and visits to...
