Hey Santa - my toy is broken!
The holidays are a time for joy, relaxation and spending time with loved ones, but there is one thing in particular that can ruin everyone’s holidays: a broken toy. Knowing your rights as a consumer and how to address such issues can help alleviate the stress and mend such festive tragedies.
Court decision alarms Southland farmers
A recent Court of Appeal decision is poised to affect farmers in Southland.
This ruling relates to Rule 24 of Environment Southland’s proposed Regional Water Plan. Essentially, Rule 24 allows for the discharge of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, or microbial contaminants onto or into land, provided that, after reasonable mixing, these discharges do not adversely affect the receiving waterway.
I've got a dispute - how do I resolve it?
When it comes to dispute resolution, there are many available options. Choosing the right option for your dispute is crucial to ensuring you can resolve your dispute in the most time and cost effective manner.
There are three main types of dispute resolution procedures:
Changes to Raising Personal Grievances for Sexual Harrassment
To raise a personal grievance, employees usually need to inform their employer within 90 days of when the issue happened or when they found out about it (whichever is later). An amendment to the Employment Relations Act came into force on 13 June 2023. This amendment changes the usual time limit for raising a personal grievance to 12 months for sexual harassment, rather than 90 days.
Everything you need to know about the Minimum Wage
When starting out in employment it is important that you know what you are entitled to be paid. There are three different types of minimum wages in New Zealand:
- Starting out wage;
- Training wage;
- Adult wage.
