2008 Publications
6 November 2008
Readers will be aware of the many pressures facing an engaged couple as their wedding approaches. The added pressure of a wedding day melee allegedly caused by the gossip of an employee who was invited to the wedding was too much for Mr Dessie Cox and he summarily dismissed the employee.
To understand the background to this sad occurrence, we must traverse a convoluted story. More...
4 October 2008
The further north you go, the more culturally diverse New Zealand has become in the past 30 or 40 years.
In Wellington, readers will be aware of the migrant workers who drive our taxis and serve us in our supermarkets, restaurants and fast food outlets. More...
6 September 2008
There has been a lot of publicity recently about the treatment of Pacific Islanders employed under the Government's Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.
Recently Prime Minister Helen Clark praised the scheme's successes. No doubt it is good for some Pacific Islanders. More...
14 February 2008
The angry impulse to resign in the heat of the moment is not uncommon. For a brief moment it seems the only solution.
Bugger the boss! However, in the clear light of day such impromptu resignations are often regretted and retracted. The legal question then arises as to whether an employer is entitled to rely upon that resignation. More...
