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1. Biography

   ...Advisor to Government. While I am new to this role, I am not new to the lived-experience of victim/survivors, or being an outspoken advocate for their concerns. What I bring to this role is a fresh vision and a deep passion for victims and their voices. My job, as an advisor to Ministers, is to center victims at the heart of the narrative, and to ensure that their voices are heard. My role is not a passive one, it is an active one, and I am a passionate advocate for the rights of survivors, and...

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   1. Chief Victims Advisor

2. Referendums Proactive Release Combined Final Part 2 General Election 2020.pdf [pdf, 24 MB]

   ...the campaign to the Ministry. 33. The campaign is also delivering on a number of key objectives. Of the 46% of overall respondents who recalled seeing the campaign nearly three quarters (73%) agreed it was impartial and four in five agreed the main job of the campaign was to inform people about where to go for further information (81%). 34. The referendums.govt.nz website is the preferred information source with 65% of all respondents saying it would be where they will go for information. 35...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 192 E Tū Inc v Rasier Operations BV [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...to grow that business. All of which points firmly towards an employment relationship. Flexibility and choice [53] On one level being an Uber driver provides flexibility and choice. Mr Rama, for example, could juggle driving with his job as a chef and caring for his young son; both Mr Ang and Mr Abdurahman had businesses which they operated in combination with their driving; and Mr Keil had various community and family responsibilities which he attended to while not drivin...

4. Effectiveness of alcohol pricing policies 2014 [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...benefits from reduced premature mortality 58 7.2 Estimating the savings from reduced unemployment 59 7.3 Estimating the savings from a reduction in absenteeism from work 62 7.4 Estimating the savings from a reduction in impaired productivity on the job due to alcohol consumption 65 7.5 The value of lost household production and volunteer services 68 8. Estimating the impact of reduced alcohol consumption on consumers’ surplus, industry revenue and Government revenue 69 8.1 Estim...

5. [2007] NZEmpC AC 57/07 CE of the Department of Corrections v Imo [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...were deliberately inimical to the employer’s interests2; the effect of the employee’s actions on the employer’s business3; and whether an employee could reasonably have been given an opportunity to mend his ways and show that he can do the job4; [50] All of these aspects must be examined in the light of the circumstances of the parties at the time which may include the nature of the employee’s work; the training and support afforded to the employee; the background leading t...

6. [2007] NZEmpC AC 17/07 Housham v Juken NZ Limited [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...connection to the company. He had been proud of the work that he had undertaken and was one of the longest serving employees on the site. He had been successful in organising a large number of staff to become union members. The loss of his job meant that he was also unable to represent them as the senior union delegate on site as he had been for 5 years. It was the topic of conversation on the site that Mr Housham had been dismissed for fighting. He was not a violent...

7. [2011] NZEmpC 21 Maddern v Worldxchange Communications Ltd [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...meeting.” [25] Mr Maddern told the Court that the “compounding actions of WorldxChange” left him in a “negative emotional state that made it impossible for me to positively represent the company to its customers and as such perform my job.” He said that “for emotional reasons” he was unable to attend work the following day and Mr Nicholson accepted this and seemed sympathetic to his plight. [26] On 4 February 2009, Mr Maddern presented WorldxChange with his detai...

8. [2011] NZEmpC 103 Muldoon v Nelson Marlborough DHB [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...only work limited hours. Mr Muldoon‟s family circumstances were such that it was at least desirable, if not essential, that he earn a full time salary as a nurse. [62] Finally, there was not such criticism of Mr Muldoon‟s performance of his job that there is any suggestion that his job may have been in jeopardy for those reasons. Although the Board assessed Mr Muldoon as being only a satisfactory employee, he brought particular value to it as a male psychiatric nurse prepared to...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 136 Rainbow Falls Organic Farm Ltd v Rockell [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...the present case is analogous with Glenmavis Farm Partnership (2007) v Todd. 7 There it was held that the (farm manager) employee could not be deemed to have been delegated the responsibility to keep holiday and leave records as there was no job description outlining this as part of his managerial responsibilities. Further, the employer had appointed a business consultant to maintain the wage and time records based on information supplied by the employee. Chief Judge Colgan obse...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 174 Workforce Development Ltd v Hill [pdf, 143 KB]

    ...made it plain that: No Employee shall have any communication with an inmate unless in relation to the programme … Employees must retain professional distance from inmates and not form friendships with inmates… [7] The agreement included a job description which set out a number of responsibilities and acknowledgements, including that Mrs Hill: Read, understand and implement all relevant [Prison Service] and Company Handbooks, Health & Safety policy requirements for working...