News

November 2015

New health and safety regulations released for consultation Expand article

A raft of new regulations from matters such as Asbestos removal to everyday manual handling, have been released for consultation. What is clear is that we are reverting to the prescriptive approach t...

Fiji - ILO intervention looming Expand article

This subject will be of interest to many of our clients who operate in Fiji. Unionism has been repressed in Fiji since the coup in 2006 and for some time the ILO has been applying pressure on the Gove...

Uber Drivers - Independent Contractors or Employees? Expand article

This and a number of other cases suggest a sea change has begun. For example, the National Labour Relations Board is considering whether it will define McDonalds as a joint employer of crew in its fr...