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Escaping the mid-tier squeeze

So, you’re the managing partner of a mid-tier firm.

Judging a book by its cover (letter)

Grads, this one's for you.

If in doubt, hand it out!

It seems there will not be an appeal to the Employment Court’s decision in VC Massey University v Wrigley [2011] NZEmpC 37, which I covered in a

Credit where credit's due...

To put the doom and gloom of Standard and Poor's downgrade of the United States to one side, I've started looking at the debate over whether Steve Williams should be chastised for breaking an unwri

A drop in the bucket?

With the third reading of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (Financial Assistance Package) Bill completed, the Government

Last rites?

It was inevitable that Alasdair Thompson was to be dismissed by the EMA. Calls for his sacking had grown since he made comments that John Key had described as 'regrettable'.

It's July... do you know where your employment agreements are?

1 July 2011 brings a new requirement for employers to retain on file a copy of every employees terms and conditions of employment, including:

The Personal is Professional

"The personal is political.'

A Lost Generation: Law Graduates in the Recession

Graduates are often forgotten in recessionary times. What's happening and what to do?

She'll be right? Think again.

Employers! As of 1/4/11, all new employees were potentially under 90 day trial periods. If you think you're totally safe, you might be an April Fool.