Date: 09 Oct 2017, Filed under: Health, Maori Law, Treaty of Waitangi
An overview of The Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry and how to participate.
Date: 31 Jul 2013, Filed under: Accident Compensation, Workplace Injuries, Employment Law, Health
If someone is hurt in an emergency or accident at work, immediate first aid treatment could mean the difference between life and death. This means that...
Date: 08 Jul 2013, Filed under: Rest Homes & Retirement Villages, Employment Law, Employment Agreements, Health, Human Rights, Utilities
Roughly one in five New Zealand adults smoke tobacco, according to a government social report in 2010. This means there’s a good chance in every workplace...
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
Testing of employees for drugs or alcohol is becoming increasingly common in New Zealand workplaces.Find out more.
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
In Maritime Union of New Zealand Inc & Others v TLNZ Ltd & Anor (2007) looked at whether an employer can unilaterally impose a drug and alcohol testing...
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
In Parker v Silver Fern Farms Ltd (2008) an employee refused to take a drug test after marijuana was found in his vehicle.
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
In Bush v Marlborough Lines Ltd (2008) a drug test carried out by an industrial health nurse (not a registered medical practitioner) was positive. The...
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
Hooper v Coca-Cola Amatil (NZ) Ltd (2012) was a successful appeal against an Employment Relations Authority determination that an employee was justifiably...
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
Electrical Union 2001 Ltd v Mighty River Power Ltd (2012) was a dispute between the union and employer on whether an employee who was required to take...
Date: 02 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law, Health
Hayllar v The Goodtime Food Co Ltd (2012) broached the issue of weighing the employee's right to do what they like out of work hours against the employer's...