Employment
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2004 Archive
Wednesday 21 January 2004
The Cat in the Hat and the Bouncing Diver
Theodore Giesel was, without doubt, one of the most influential authors of the last century.
For reasons which others found difficult to fathom at the time, Giesel believed that he could revolutionise children's learning by creating books that they actually wanted to read.
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Wednesday 4 February 2004
Investigating Misconduct? Play by the Book
This week heralds the occurrence of what some in the world would regard as one of the most important events of the year: Superbowl.
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Wednesday 11 February 2004
New senior associates appointed at Bell Gully
Seven new senior associates have been appointed at Bell Gully, New Zealand's leading law firm...
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Wednesday 18 February 2004
Bankers Behaving Badly
Don't do your dirty laundry in public.
The first time that I heard that expression I was on a bus with a sporting team from my school. An altercation arose between two of my schoolmates, and our teacher came to intervene.
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Wednesday 3 March 2004
Honesty in Employment Law
Honesty. It's such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
Those words are, of course, the utterings of the poet, Billy Joel. He was, of course, talking about the quality of honesty in the context of a personal relationship...
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Wednesday 17 March 2004
Murmurings about the Holidays Act
People say the darnedest things.
New Zealand's holidays legislation is set to change on 1 April 2004 - when a new Holidays Act comes into force.
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Wednesday 31 March 2004
Just add a little bit of stress
There have been a lot of complaints about the Rugby Super 12 competition this year. Commentators and fans alike have raised reservations about the way in which referees have performed and also about the way that players have behaved.
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Wednesday 14 April 2004
Employment discrimination: short young women need not apply
Ants are really remarkable creatures.
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Wednesday 28 April 2004
I never promised you a rose garden
I seems that there exists a world that I have never experienced. It is a place where sticks of chewing gum magically slide from their wrappers, where car parks immediately outside trendy restaurants become miraculously available just when required, and where fast food restaurants produce food which appears, well, inviting.
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Wednesday 12 May 2004
Employment problems on the inside
I can't say that I have always been a fan of Stephen King.
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Wednesday 26 May 2004
Justice - but at what cost?
One of the most famous military generals of all time is Pyrrhus of Epirus.
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Wednesday 9 June 2004
House of Lords issues stress decision
Liability for harm from workplace stress has provided some live employment issues in almost every common law jurisdiction.
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Wednesday 23 June 2004
Courts impose significant health and safety fines
No-one really likes a referee. It is probably the most unenviable position in sport. The referee is the rule enforcer : a pedantic intervener whose role is probably viewed by fans as akin to that of a policeman.
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Wednesday 7 July 2004
Employee Theft: Out, Foul Spot?
There are only two types of people in the world: good people and bad people. Let me explain.
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Wednesday 21 July 2004
Doing your job ... without relief
Have you ever wondered how the call of nature affects people in certain jobs?
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Wednesday 1 September 2004
Employment Doom in the Boom Boom Room
One of Bill Murray's greatest moments must surely be his superb portrayals of Bob Harris in Lost In Translation.
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Thursday 9 September 2004
Chambers Global 2004: Bell Gully tops firm and individual partner rankings
Bell Gully has come out on top in both firm and individual partner rankings in the annual Chambers Global Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers.
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Wednesday 15 September 2004
Red lights in the red light district
When I was at school you weren’t allowed to wear brothel creepers.
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Thursday 30 September 2004
When not to have your lunch break
The history of cinema is filled with stories of hapless heroes who have to come to terms with behaving in a way with which they are not familiar.
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Wednesday 20 October 2004
The west coast chainsaw massacre
There is nothing that exudes masculinity quite like heavy machinery.
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Thursday 21 October 2004
Bell Gully "stands out from the pack" says Asia Law Profiles
Bell Gully is "acknowledged by its peers for its excellent work in the broadest range of practice areas" according to the new edition of AsiaLaw Profiles 2005...
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Wednesday 27 October 2004
Workplace safety, the golden rule?
In the late 1880s gold was discovered in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was a momentous discovery which led to one of the largest gold rushes in history.
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Wednesday 10 November 2004
The changing face of the union movement
They say that rock music was born in the 1950s, then grew up in the 1970s.
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Wednesday 24 November 2004
Get your kicks on Route Three Foot Six
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has a lot to answer for.
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Wednesday 8 December 2004
The changing landscape of New Zealand employment
When was the last time your boss said to you: "You're working too hard – slow down a bit"?
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Tuesday 21 December 2004
Asia Pacific Legal 500 success signals clean sweep for Bell Gully in 2004 rankings and awards
Law firm Bell Gully has topped the New Zealand rankings in The Asia Pacific Legal 500, the region's most respected guide to commercial law firms, for the third year running.
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Wednesday 22 December 2004
A Christmas carol
(This week's article is a loose interpretation of the recent decision of the District Court in New Zealand Police v Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club Inc (unreported, District Court Porirua, 6 August 2004). Some artistic licence has been invoked in transforming this tale into a Christmas yarn).
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