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We’re all going on a summer holiday: employers’ shutdown rules

If you’re closing down business over the festive season, Simpson Grierson senior associate Ashleigh Inder discusses the right way to do it.

Fiona Rotherham Tue, 09 Dec 2025

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Next steps in Uber employee/contractor stoush

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Employers grapple with rising medicinal cannabis use

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Will Coster get a payout to go? Lessons from McSkimming scandal

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The nitty gritty on planned Holidays Act overhaul

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Holidays Act repeal provides much-needed clarity: EMA

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Former Freedom pilots miss out on Air NZ retirement leave

LegalVision senior associate Ruby Mills on an ERA case in which Air NZ successfully ringfenced its luxe retirement leave for its most longstanding pilots.

Dita De Boni Tue, 13 Aug 2024

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Employers can’t take a slice of pay without very good reason

The story of an Italian pizza chef and his disgruntled boss illustrates a principle of law – wage deductions are impossible without agreement.

Dita De Boni Tue, 06 Aug 2024

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Fonterra loses at ERA over belief employee was gang-affiliated

Buddle Findlay special counsel Shaun Brookes on a case where employer assumed too much before sacking worker.

Dita De Boni Tue, 30 Jul 2024

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Two union arguments prevail in recent ERA cases

First Union general secretary regarding union’s viewpoint on two recent big victories in the Employment Relations Authority.

Dita De Boni Tue, 23 Jul 2024

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles vindicated in Employment Court

BE Employment Law’s Charlotte Joy on a finding that Auckland Uni did not do enough to protect Wiles’ health and safety – but not intentionally, according to Judge Joanne Holden.

Dita De Boni Tue, 16 Jul 2024

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A case of circumstances so exceptional, a late PG is greenlit

Tompkins Wake partner Daniel Erickson on a case that examined how culpable an employee was for lodging a personal grievance well outside the usual 90-day timeframe.