[2015] NZEmpC 28 Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 307 KB]
...plaintiff’s submissions rested on a contention that cl 7(b) was harsh and oppressive and could not be relied on by the company. The argument was said to be bolstered by a number of international instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Forced Labour Convention. It was submitted that HL Ltd was obliged to comply with these instruments, via its Code of Ethics, and that it had failed...