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Robert Thompson won another case, this time for the employer, on this case, the employee is out of time to raise her claims. Have a little read.....

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www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350173372/real-estate-worker-awarded-35k

Worker gets $35k from Harcourts real estate office The woman raised problems in her job and was “unjustifiably dismissed”, the Employment Relations Authority has found.

Robert Thompson had another big win yesterday. Robert was pleased to beat Harcourts in this case. Their actions were less than fair. Go here to have a read.

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So what will the new employment landscape look like with a change of government. Here is what was said before the election.

National Party
The National Party’s campaign manifesto sets out that in the first 100 days it will:

Stop all work on Labour’s proposed Income Insurance Scheme;
Bring back 90-day trial periods for all New Zealand employers; and
Abolish Fair Pay Agreements.

The National Party’s campaign manifesto also proposes to:
Amend current parental leave laws to allow both parents to take Government paid parental leave concurrently;
Increase the cap on seasonal workers from 19,000 to 38,000;
Ensure that businesses making less than $60,000 are exempt from GST; and
Allow additional working holiday visas for people in sectors with worker shortages.

ACT Party
The ACT Party’s campaign manifesto sets out that in the first 100 days it will also reintroduce 90-day trial periods for all New Zealand employers (consistent with the National Party’s position).

The ACT Party also proposes to:

Remove the 2 January public holiday;
Amend the Employment Relations Act 2000 to prevent contractors from challenging their employment status in the Employment Court;
Amend the Employment Relations Act 2000 to restrict the availability of reinstatement as a personal grievance remedy; and
Speed up the personal grievance process by imposing stricter time limits on the Employment Relations Authority.

Jacob is the new addition to the team. Three generations of IR Thompson.

Today Robert Thompson had a huge win for 4 Respondents. This case has nearly 3 years of history. This case is about restraints of trades. This case took up a huge amount of time and effort. The win is a great reminder to never give up and always aim to be the best.

Sacked nail technician accused of disciplining client's child wins payout Technician sharpens nails against employer after being sacked for alleged misconduct.

Normal public holiday trading rules apply.

New Zealand will mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with a State Memorial Service and one-off public holiday on Monday 26 September. Normal rules for working and paying employees on public holidays will apply. There will be no shop trading restrictions on this public holiday.

Another win by IRT. Matt Docherty demonstrated as the Director of SKT that he was a unreasonable employer. He has been ordered to pay our client as a result.

Nail salon to pay $22k to a nail technician after firing her Nail tech allegedly insulted a colleague in front of a client.

Another year of supporting the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day 🥰

Ardern announced that from 11.59pm April 4, "vaccine passes will no longer be required as part of the Covid-19 protection framework". She said this means: "Kiwis will no longer have to be vaccinated in order to enter those venues covered by the pass. Scanning in requirements for the vaccinated will also end."

All vaccine mandates will be removed for workforces, except for health and disability, aged care, Corrections and border workforces.

Here is a recent decision we won. Gun City claimed that the employee resigned. But they pulled the trigger too early.

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For all clients to enter our office you need your vaccine passport. If this is a problem we can do phone or zoom.

Hope this help to understand the traffic light system.

Free letters for employers for the law change for non vaccinated employees.

COVID19 Assessment Tools | I.R. Thompson Associates COVID 19 Tools for Employers. Completing the risk assessment tool for Covid 19 When completing the risk assessment, you: You must complete it with

Our client Fush giving away free food for vaccine Saturday.

Here is an article I recently wrote about No jab no job and the recent decision on this point.

No Jab No Job - I.R Thomspon So, we now have a limited decision on no jab no job. It's limited due to a number of reasons. This is a case between GF v New Zealand Customs (Customs),

The EU's Highest Court Rules Women Can Now Be Sacked For Wearing The Hijab Workplaces are now allowed to ban the religious headdress and won't suffer discrimination backlash.

Alert Level 2 At Alert Level 2 the disease is contained, but there is a risk of community transmission.

Doing business at Alert Level 3 Develop a COVID-19 plan so your business operates safely.

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