Writing a blog is a little like keeping a diary – a pretty solitary pastime until your inner musings become public! For years I have kept a “farm diary’ of sorts where I have faithfully recorded stock numbers and weather events alongside details of when my daughters slept through the night (hooray!) or picked up […]
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Facebook foils employee
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 […]
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 […]