In two recent cases, WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted PCBUs... read more
In two recent cases, WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted PCBUs on multi-PCBU worksites for failing to meet duties to contractors and...
Workplace Law Seminar Series 2023 – register your interest
Keeping up with the many and varied changes in Employment Law... read more
Keeping up with the many and varied changes in Employment Law is a challenge for employers and employees alike. Over the...
Acts / January 24, 2023
Uber Drivers not Contractors but Employees
The Employment Court recently issued a second decision on Uber... read more
The Employment Court recently issued a second decision on Uber drivers challenging their status as independent contractors, finding this time...
Agreements / November 25, 2022
Restructuring – the requirement to consult about redeployment options
The Employment Court in Gafiatullina v Propellerhead Ltd [2021]... read more
The Employment Court in Gafiatullina v Propellerhead Ltd [2021] NZEmpC 146, dealt with the requirement to consult fairly with employees...
Cases / August 24, 2022
Whakaari sentencing: tour seller guilty
Following a WorkSafe investigation, Inflite Charters Limited... read more
Following a WorkSafe investigation, Inflite Charters Limited (Inflite) was fined $227,500 for failing to ensure that reasonably practicable steps to...
Acts / June 15, 2022
Cabin crew case: Overnight stopovers not considered ‘work’
In the recent Employment Court case of E Tu Incorporated v Mount... read more
In the recent Employment Court case of E Tu Incorporated v Mount Cook Airline Limited [2022] NZEmpC 48, cabin crew...
Cases / May 19, 2022
Real nature of relationships – Gloriavale leavers held to be employees not volunteers
The Employment Court has recently decided in Courage & ORS... read more
The Employment Court has recently decided in Courage & ORS v Attorney-General & ORS [2022] NZEmpC 77, that former residents...
Cases / May 19, 2022
Consequences for not checking your subcontractor has health and safety covered
The first sentencing decision has been released following the... read more
The first sentencing decision has been released following the Whakaari/White Island eruption and WorkSafe’s prosecutions relating to this. A charter...
Cases / May 19, 2022
Personal liability for Directors – a cautionary tale from the South
In a recent case, A Labour Inspector v Southern Taxis Limited... read more
In a recent case, A Labour Inspector v Southern Taxis Limited [2021] NZCA 705, former directors of a Dunedin taxi...
Agreements / March 24, 2022
Australia: Significant Fine for Volunteer Death
An Australian Council who pleaded guilty to health and safety... read more
An Australian Council who pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches has been fined $750,000 AUD (half the maximum penalty)...
Cases / February 17, 2022