Social Media Pre Employment Employment
The most commonly used social media sites include:
Requirements Drug Alcohol Policies
There are two major Employment Court cases on drug and alcohol testing in the workplace: NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union Inc v Air New Zealand Ltd (‘Air NZ”) and Maritime Union of New Zealand Inc v TLNZ Ltd (“MUNZ”).
Improving Flexibility Collective Bargaining
Some of the current rules around collective bargaining limit choice, flexibility and the effectiveness of the bargaining process. The Government has announced that they intend to make a number of improvements to the Employment Relations Act this term to help provide a fair and flexible environment, including:
Change Management
Take a look at this quirky video on change management. It’s only three minutes long and provides some useful tips if you’re about to embark on a change process in your organisation.
Restraint Trade Update
There has been a long-standing presumption that restraints of trade (RoT) are often unlawful and unenforceable. It is no longer safe to assume they are “not worth the paper they are written on”.
Motivational Video Friday Morning
“Here’s to the Crazy Ones” (Steve Jobs – Apple)