A post on Facebook by an employee provided his employer with evidence needed to support their decision to dismiss him after he had called in sick and then gone on a family vacation. Bruce Tiapa sought leave without pay from his employer to go on for a family trip he had already arranged. His employer […]
More Advertising Traps Ahead!
Last week I wrote about some of the advertising mistake’s that the big corporates have made and the lessons for SME’s. Changes to Consumer Law means that there is a new trap for businesses to be aware of. Unsubstantiated Claims 1 The Consumer Reform Bill will amend the Fair Trading Act to prohibit unsubstantiated claims. An unsubstantiated […]
Avoid Advertising Traps – tips for business advertising
It can be pretty hard to make a dollar these days. We are all looking for ways to promote our products and our skills and expertise (this blog being an example of that). A quick look through some recent decisions out of the Courts highlights, the mistakes some of our biggest corporates have made in […]
Protecting Business Intellectual Property
In my recent blog [click here to see “Protect your Business Value” blog] I talked about some of the ways business owners could protect the value in their business when staff leave to set up in competition. Another often overlooked item of value is the intellectual property (“IP”) that you may have built up in your business. […]
90 Day Trial Period Causes Confusion
Most employers welcomed the introduction of the 90 day trial period in 2009. It was seen by many employers as a way to lower some of the risks associated with recruiting new staff. However, as a Porirua towing business recently discovered, employers still need to take care when dismissing staff under the 90 day trial […]
Planning your Business Exit Strategy
Looking out the window this Monday morning it is hard to believe that over the weekend it felt that like Spring really had arrived. I was lucky enough to spend the weekend in sunny New Plymouth where Linda, Val and I had our annual Partner’s Retreat. Apart from being a wonderful opportunity to enjoy some […]
Protect your business value
As business owners you are naturally concerned about how you can protect the value in your business. Often this value sits in the client or customer base that you have worked hard to build up over a number of years. You also want to grow your business. You realise that you cannot do this on […]
Welcome to the first Gallie Miles blog
It seems fitting to be writing our first ever blog as we celebrate Gallie Mile’s 20th anniversary. 20 years ago on 2 August 1992 Linda Miles and John Gallie with a team of six staff opened the doors of Gallie Miles for the first time. The team at Gallie Miles both past and present, celebrated […]