What’s at stake: Whether an employee has to disclose any wrongdoing to their employer depends on their employment contract and the good faith principles of the legislation.
The background: Issues around disclosure came to the fore in the Michael Forbes sex scandal when the Prime Minister was caught on the hop by Stuff revelations his acting deputy press secretary had been investigated by police last year over complaints he had secretly audio-taped sex workers and taken close-up photos of women at the gym and supermarket.
The main players: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Michael Forbes, Department of Internal Affairs.
Whether employees should disclose wrongdoing to their bosses is based on the underlying principle in employment law of good faith, says Mathew Barnett, a senior solicitor in Simpson Grierson’s employment team.
That requires employers and employees to deal with each other honestly, openly, and in a
What’s at stake: Whether an employee has to disclose any wrongdoing to their employer depends on their employment contract and the good faith principles of the legislation.
The background: Issues around disclosure came to the fore in the Michael Forbes sex scandal when the Prime Minister was caught on the hop by Stuff revelations his acting deputy press secretary had been investigated by police last year over complaints he had secretly audio-taped sex workers and taken close-up photos of women at the gym and supermarket.
The main players: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Michael Forbes, Department of Internal Affairs.
