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New Zealand Employment Court Judgments Hit New Highs in Employment Law Penalties

Two Employment Court (Court) judgments issued in the final quarter of 2019 demonstrate the trend of increased penalties for employers found to be in breach of minimum standards....more

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Littler Lightbulb: Highlighting Recent Developments in the Asia Pacific Region

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Australia - Wage Theft Investigations. The Australia Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) 2018-2019 Annual Report, published by the government agency on October 20, 2019, found significant wage theft in the country over the past...more

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Littler Global Guide - New Zealand - Q2 2019

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Workplace Changes for Workers in the Screen Industry Proposed Bill or Initiative - Key changes in New Zealand’s workplace relations for the screen sector workers are set to be implemented soon. The New Zealand government...more

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New Zealand: Critical Employment Law Changes

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New Zealand employers should be aware that there are several significant legislative changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) taking effect this spring. This article briefly reviews key amendments that recently...more

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New Zealand Privacy Bill Would Add Authorization and Data Breach Notification Requirements

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As a proposed Privacy Bill works its way through the New Zealand Parliament, key changes aim to strengthen the protection of confidential and personal information....more

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New Zealand Moves to Streamline Procedure for Employee Equal Pay Claims

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The New Zealand Government recently introduced the Equal Pay Amendment Bill, which aims to enable women to lodge pay equity claims more easily. If enacted, the new law would impose certain obligations on an employer that...more

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New Zealand Expands Parental Leave Rights One Month Too Late for PM and Partner

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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clark Gayford are expecting their first child in June 2018, just shy of the July 1 effective date of a new law extending the period of paid parental leave from 18 to 22...more

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US China Trade War

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The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more

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