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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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