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1. [2012] NZEmpC 179 Drader v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...had not appreciated the significance of her telephone call to client A as she had not told Mr MacPherson about it, and this caused Mr MacPherson to question her judgment as a manager. [20] Mr MacPherson then contacted Clive Kilgour, a Senior Human Resources Consultant and asked how he should proceed. He was advised to tell Ms Drader about the complaint and that a formal process under the Ministry’s Code of Conduct (the Code) would begin immediately. Mr MacPherson returned to t...

2. Foreman v Sanders – Estate of Rachel Ngeungeu Zister (2013) 63 Waikato Maniapoto MB 286 (63 WMN 286) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...Manuka Henare’s article is reasonably wide-ranging, nowhere does he ascribe the definition people for the word whenua. The closest he comes to it is when he indicates that philosophically people do not see themselves as separate from nature, humanity and the natural world being descendants of the earth mother, thus the resources of the earth do not belong to humankind but rather humans belong to the earth. [47] Ms Sanders also attaches an extract from a well known Māori academic...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 43 Harris v TSNZ Pulp and Paper Maintenance Ltd [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...were surprised to find these documents attached to the collective agreement, and at Mr Yukich’s insistence that they be so because it was said to have been part of his practice. This was not something that the defendant’s very experienced human resources manager had encountered previously. It was also described as very unusual by another very experienced human resources practitioner, Tony Teesdale, who gave evidence for the defendant in the case. I have not seen, before this...

4. [2015] NZEmpC 76 Sealord Group Ltd v Pickering [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...contract. Nor was he able to give any rational explanation as to how and why it would have gone missing, had it ever existed. Mr Taylor said that Mr Pickering's employment agreement dated 19 January 2007 had been drawn up by Sealord's Human Resources Department (HR) and he believed that HR would also have drawn up the contract between Mr Pickering and United Fame but no one from HR was called as a witness to support that proposition. I found Mr Taylor's evidence in...

5. Waitangi Tribunal - The new approach revisited [pdf, 586 KB]

   ...completion, one of the quickest being Te Uri o Hau (3-4 years) 6 Contemporary claims are covered in a companion paper 7 Maps are appended showing the current status of Tribunal district inquiries and Treaty settlements 8 This date is dependent upon adequate human and financial resourcing. The current constraint is on the ability to commission district-wide research programmes, undertake claimant facilitation, and provide report-writing support to panels. Additional resourcing of negotiations ma...

6. BORA Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill [pdf, 341 KB]

   ...where there is a significant risk to an individual’s safety or to public safety. 33. As noted above, the presumption of searches being undertaken under the authority of a search warrant can be displaced in certain circumstances, including saving human life or serious public health issues. We have compared clause 102 with a similar provision in the Law Reform (Epidemic Preparedness) Bill. In that Bill it is proposed that police officers have the authority to enter into or on any land...

7. [2016] NZEmpC 153 Spotless Facility Services NZ Ltd v Mackay [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...it, Mr McLennan was a senior member of Spotless’ management, having responsibility for issues of this kind in respect of those of its employees who worked in District Health Board facilities. It is also evident that Mr McLennan was told by a Human Resources (HR) colleague, from whom he took advice from time to time, that resolution to the problems which were occurring needed to be obtained as soon as possible. [11] The meeting duly proceeded. Ms Mackay attended with a support...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...immediate change to Mr Greetham’s employment agreement, remuneration or job title as a result of the change in his duties. The increase in responsibilities was raised by Mr Greetham at a meeting with Mr Yates and Kate Riches, then described as Human Resources Generalist, on 21 October 2011. A time in motion study was thereafter conducted by Ms Riches in response to the discussion. This stated that she found that Mr Greetham’s duties were only consuming around 20– 25 hours pe...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 116 The Architectural Centre v Wellington City Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND AND Court: Environment Judge C J Thompson Environment Commissioner J R Mills Decision No: [2017] NZEnvC 116 of an appeal under clauses 14 and 29(6) of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 THE ARCHITECTURAL CENTRE (ENV-2016-WLG-000024) Appellant WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL Respondent VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON Requestor Deputy Environment Commissioner D Kernohan Hearing: at Wellington 12 - 14

10. Chief Coroner 2017-18 Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

    ...followed by suicide and transport deaths. Cause of death 2017/18 Deaths Accidental poisoning 3 Aspiration 28 Aviation 8 Death in custody 13 Drowning and immersion 85 Fall 83 Fire/smoke/burns 24 Firearms 57 Homicide 20 Human remains 3 Marine accident 11 Missing person 11 Natural causes 1893 Other 13 Overdose 204 SUDI 62 *Suicide 467 Transport 440 Undetermined 141 Workplace accident 13 Total 3579 *NOTE: Cause of Death categories are a...