Friday 14 November 2008

Sticks and stones: workplace bullying

Our traditional image of a "bully" is the playground thug who steals a pupil's lunch at the threat of a dead leg. Read on

Related topics: Employment

Tuesday 11 November 2008

Bell Gully partners lead Asia Pacific rankings

The expertise of Bell Gully partners has been recognised with the leading overall rankings in this year's edition of international legal directory, The Asia Pacific Legal 500. Read on

Related topics: Employment, Environment/Resource Management, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Securities, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Insolvency, Tax

Thursday 6 November 2008

Cell-phones as surveillance tools in the workplace

Major advances in technology mean that employers can now keep track of their employees' every move. Read on

Related topics: Employment

Thursday 30 October 2008

Love on the job: workplace relationships

It is no accident that New Zealand's employment legislation is based around the concept of relationships. Read on

Related topics: Employment

Thursday 16 October 2008

The high cost of health and safety

One of the more thought-provoking documentaries from the last festival season was a work by Canadian film maker Edward Burtynsky called Manufactured Landscapes. Read on

Related topics: Employment

Friday 3 October 2008

Working from home - as good as it sounds?

Work-life balance and the flexible workplace is among the hot employment topics of the moment.

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Related topics: Employment

Thursday 2 October 2008

Breaking up is hard to do

It is no accident that, under New Zealand law, the contract of employment is referred to as a "relationship". Read on

Related topics: Employment

Thursday 18 September 2008

God in the workplace

Here's how the apocryphal goes: shortly after the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 a reader wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Times. It read: "Dear God, why do you let this sort of this happen in our schools?" Read on

Related topics: Employment