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What if an Employee lies during a disciplinary investigation?
The Court of Appeal has recently addressed this issue because an employee claimed the employer should have dealt with alleged lying as a separate disciplinary matter.
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Mike's whereabouts in August
Ashburton : August, 6th, 7th, 13th, 20th and 21st
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When does a job offer become a contract? When it’s accepted!
But determining that can be a challenge.
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Essential Update July - August 2014
You can read July - August 2014 Essential Update here
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Quad Bikes – she’ll not be right!
Just how blasé can we be when it comes to things like quad bikes?
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Employment Frustration
From time to time I am asked if it is OK to terminate someone’s employment because they cannot do the work and so the contract is frustrated.
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90-day Trial Notice
A court has just ruled you cannot pay in lieu of notice and rely on the 90-day trial This judgement is to be challenged, but for the moment you should be aware that if you are terminating someone’s employment under a 90-day trial period, you must give them notice and have them work it out.
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Restraint of Trade Clauses
Many Employment Agreements have them – many more employers want them – but what is needed to be able to rely on one?
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Dismissed for “Liking” a Facebook post
A manager has been fairly dismissed for “Liking” a Facebook post that was derogatory about her employer The Employee claimed that the “like” did not mean she agreed with the post – but the existence of a Social Media policy that prohibited posting of information that could bring the employer into disrepute was enough to support a dismissal.
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Older workers are more accident-prone – False
Do workers over the age of 60 pose a higher risk to health and safety than their younger counterparts?
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