Employment
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2003 Archive
Wednesday 22 January 2003
Family friendly employment
Inevitably, the Christmas period is a time which makes most of us reflect upon the value of family. Family traditions, and rituals (including the time honoured practice of waiting for the kids to go to bed so that you can finally play with the toys yourself) are an integral part of Christmas.
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Wednesday 5 February 2003
Unions huff and puff at smoking policy
History tells us that there was a time when smoking was regarded as a sophisticated social activity.
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Wednesday 19 February 2003
Matters of loyalty in Employment
For many of us, our job is a significant component of our life. More than simply being a means of earning an income, a job may give us esteem and even a reason for being.
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Wednesday 5 March 2003
Say what you mean
"'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone 'it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less'."
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Wednesday 19 March 2003
International Incidents in Employment Law
One of the wonderful things about hosting the America's Cup in New Zealand was the way in which Auckland's Viaduct Harbour was able to attract a curious breed of spectator - the super yacht owner.
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Wednesday 16 April 2003
Sick and Tyred - and stressed as well
One of the great things about being a parent is knowing what's best.
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Wednesday 30 April 2003
Bonus Payments and Sex Discrimination
There are a number of wonderful examples in life where circumstances have occurred which seem to define logical explanation. Could there be an alternative theory underlying the "true" position?
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Wednesday 14 May 2003
Vicarious Liability - When it is the employer's problem
"Vicarious" is one of those words that you would be delighted to spell in Scrabble. It's an odd word, that we most commonly associate with one of two others - namely, "enjoyment" or "liability".
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Wednesday 28 May 2003
Please forgive me - I didn't know what I was saying
It is often sobering for us to look back upon things that we have done earlier in our lives - and often quite embarrassing for us to realise that, with the benefit of hindsight, we might have made some decisions differently.
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Wednesday 11 June 2003
Yao Ming - Ka Ching Ka Ching!
From time to time, the sports world witnesses the emergence of a true giant. That description could not be more apt in the case of Yao Ming.
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Wednesday 25 June 2003
No sex please - this is your workplace
One of the more colourful theories that I have read about the beauty of the internet was that espoused by Tom Wolfe - the rather eccentric author of Bonfire of the Vanities.
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Wednesday 9 July 2003
I didn't really mean it when I said that I was sorry
One of the more colourful characters of the English Premier League over recent years was Vinnie Jones.
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Wednesday 23 July 2003
While we argue about it, I'll have my job back please
There is something of a fundamental philosophy which underlies different employment jurisdictions around the world.
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Tuesday 5 August 2003
New book helps employers prevent harm from workplace stress
A new guide to workplace stress legislation has been published - as a recent survey finds many New Zealand businesses ill-prepared to deal with such problems.....
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Wednesday 20 August 2003
Safety tips for the oldest profession
Van Gogh cut off his ear for one, Mira Sorvino won an Oscar for portraying one, and now in New Zealand it is not necessarily illegal to be one.
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Wednesday 3 September 2003
The Myth of "Work Life Balance"
You would probably be forgiven for thinking that our Government is hell bent on making us work less.
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Wednesday 17 September 2003
Missing in Action - Dismissing an Employee for Absenteeism
On 5 December 1945 five Avenger Torpedo Bombers took off from a naval air station at Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
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Monday 22 September 2003
Bell Gully tops Who's Who Legal partner listings for New Zealand
Law firm Bell Gully has more partner listings than any other New Zealand law firm in the recently published Who's Who Legal, an international....
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Wednesday 1 October 2003
Bell Gully tops international legal rankings
Bell Gully has been confirmed as New Zealand's leading commercial law firm by recent rankings in two international legal directories...
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Wednesday 1 October 2003
Pass the Hash Pipe - The Rights of "Disabled" Workers
At the turn of the century, the term "discriminating" was quite a compliment, applied to those considered to have good taste and discretion.
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Wednesday 8 October 2003
Bell Gully "most highly respected" says Asia Law Profiles
Bell Gully is "recognised by its rivals as the firm most highly respected in the broadest range of practice areas", according to the new edition of AsiaLaw Profiles 2004....
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Wednesday 15 October 2003
What happens when your best employee becomes your worst opponent?
It seems to be a theme of countless love songs. You don't know what you've got until it's gone.
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Wednesday 29 October 2003
The Tragi-Comedy of Employment Law
The ancient Greeks had the right idea.
Each year they would hold a festival of comedy, permitting the great playwrights - such as Aristophanes - to delight the crowds with their witty satires.
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November 2003
The Electronic Transactions Act - benefits for the bold or traps for the unwary?
With the Electronic Transactions Act (the Act) due to come into force in late November, senior associate Jeremy Salmond has analysed how this new legislation will affect business, especially information management and technological processes.
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Wednesday 12 November 2003
Bell Gully leads New Zealand rankings in regional law guide
Law firm Bell Gully leads the New Zealand rankings in the latest edition of The Asia Pacific Legal 500, the region's most respected guide to commercial law firms....
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Wednesday 12 November 2003
Christmas parties - 'tis the season
It would make a great line for one of those Tui billboards: "I don't think I'll drink at the Christmas party this year".
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Wednesday 26 November 2003
I think I'm sick ... and it's your fault, boss
I suppose, in hindsight, it was something of an oddity of the 1980s.
Don't Ask Me was an otherwise uneventful children's television show. It had a relatively basic premiss: fill a television studio with scientists and let them answer the annoying questions that only children can ask.
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Wednesday 10 December 2003
Hey Boss - You're a dumb arse!
Employers who are keen to experience a new direction in management techniques must make a point of seeing the movie "Kill Bill Part I" this summer. The movie features a character, Oren Ishii, who is surely destined to become a new role model for senior managers everywhere.
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