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focus on law

• 'clean slate' law
  This new law will establish a ‘clean slate’ scheme to limit the effect of an individual's convictions, with certain exceptions, if the individual satisfies the relevant eligibility criteria in the Act.
  
  
• condemned without evidence – unfair process and th
  
  
• continuity of employment
  Thought Part 6 A of the ERA amendments didn't apply to you? Think again...
  
  
• dismissed while at father’s deathbed
  
  
• era changes come into force
  The Employment Relations Amendment (No 2) Act 2004 came into force on 1 December. We look at some of the more controversial aspects.
  
  
• Fish or foul - foster caregiver declared employee
  
  
• it pays to be sick
  What are the real and immediate effects of the Holidays Act? It seems ironic that legislation intended to benefit the employee will almost certainly come to have the reverse effect.
  
  
• liable for death?
  Could your firm be liable for death?
  
  
• minimum wages
  
  
• recent changes to kiwsaver act
  
  
• the holidays act 2003
  How will changes to holidays law affect you? The Holidays Act 2003 came into effect on 1 April 2004. We summarise key features of this Act.
  
  
• the option of lockout
  
  

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our blog

• Have a read of the Barbara Buckett & Associates blog.  This where the BBA team post their thoughts and comments on employment issues.  Feel free to make your own comments too.

handy stuff

• Find out whether this would "otherwise be a working day" for the employee
• Calculate "relevant daily pay"

nz legislation and regulations

• New Zealand legislation and regulations.

stats

• The top twenty area of the Statistics New Zealand site where employment statistics are featured.

human rights and privacy

• Human rights educational material, research and case studies on complaints can be found on the Human Rights Commission site.
• Privacy law and rulings are featured on the Privacy Commission site.

OHS management

These publications from OSH deal with a range of issues covered by the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

• Employee rights under the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
• An introduction to employers’ rights and responsibilities.
• Involving employees in safety at work.
• Healthy work: managing stress in the workplace.

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