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1. Role of education and training in reducing reoffending: a summary [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Certificate in Employment Skills or National Certificate in Educational Achievement  Driver’s Licence  Basic computer skills  Other Education – Includes programmes with numbers too small to be analysed separately. Includes: the Real Jobs programme, Step Up to NCEA, ESOL, First Aid certification, CV Writing, Mentor Training, and other Open Polytechnic courses. Advanced Education and Training Once offenders have achieved a basic level of literacy and numeracy, offenders...

2. Wellington Standards Committee v Nalder [2015] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...Ms Nalder has filed her own full affidavit completely accepting, from the outset, her fault in disclosing the document and stating what steps she had taken to make good this serious lapse in professional judgment. She immediately resigned her job and apologised to the testator client. In addition her firm provided a full apology and Ms Nalder has provided evidence to the Tribunal which is unchallenged, that this apology was accepted by the client as an entirely satisfactory outcom...

3. EU v VK LCRO 233 / 2010 (9 August 2011) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...had given to his client. The Practitioner provided a detailed background to the dispute, and also responded to the specific allegations raised by the Applicant. He wrote, “I hold nothing against the complainant personally, I am just doing my job as I understand it to be.”, gave an example of one of the many issues that had arisen between the parties and concluded by denying that he had “behaved in any way inappropriately in respect of the complainant or the file.” [5] The...

4. [2009] EBIIWU & ors v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [Chief Judge Colgan, AC 22A/09, 9 December 2009] [pdf, 34 KB]

   ...Although clause 5.4 records the company’s commitment to seek suitable alternative employment within the larger group of companies of which the employer is a part, this too is linked to the redundancy of those employees, that is the loss of their jobs with the employer. The collective agreement is otherwise silent on restructuring issues. [13] This collective agreement was executed by the employer’s representative on 25 August 2006 and the union organiser on 31 August 2006. The...

5. 2017 NZSSAA 005 (8 March 2017) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...Chief Executive pointed to a decision of this Authority: [2008] NZSSAA 79. Paragraph [27] of that decision observes that this Authority thought the use of the term “vocational” is intended to apply to specific skills for a specific type of job. We agree. There can be no doubt that the appellant’s time in the United States was vocationally based. He was a registered teacher in New Zealand; he was required to deploy his professional skills to undertake teaching in that env...

6. [2016] NZSSAA 091 (21 October 2016) [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...Member Lady Tureiti Moxon - Member DECISION ON THE PAPERS Introduction [1] The appellant appeals against a decision of the Chief Executive, upheld by a Benefits Review Committee, to impose a sanction of a 50% reduction in the appellant’s Jobseeker Support payment from 3 August 2015, due to the appellant failing to attend a work preparation meeting on 22 July 2015. Background [2] The appellant is aged XX years. He is in receipt of a single rate of Jobseeker Support. He...

7. Summary of submissions and final decisions [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...to complete what their income will be for the year. We will now assess current income for people on a benefit and wage/salary earners at the point of applying for aid If any other relevant income information should be considered, (e.g. a job starting 4 Your comments Our responses soon), this can be explained in the “Other financial information” section. Applicants for legal aid who are in prison do not have a household income and usually have no funds to...

8. [2016] NZEmpC 72 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...forensic analysis and its contents will be otherwise treated as if it was subject to the search order. [15] Next, there is an item described in para 31 of Ms Foster’s first report of 26 May 2016. This consists of two boxes of printed, unused job cards relating to Sector One. These will be returned to the applicant without objection to that course by the respondents. [16] This paragraph was not contained in the judgment delivered orally but counsel are agreed that the issue was...

9. [2016] NZSSAA 015 (11 March 2016) [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...appellant’s application for a Self- Employment Start-Up payment under the Employment and Work Readiness Assistance Programme (EWRAP). [2] The decision was made on 13 April 2015. 2 Background [3] The appellant is a single woman receiving Jobseeker Support. She would like to become self-employed providing web content writing services. [4] At the end of 2014 she was selected for the Ministry’s ‘Be Your Own Boss’ course. Following completion of that course she dre...

10. [2016] NZSSAA 50 (31 May 2016) [pdf, 44 KB]

    ...from complex regional pain syndrome which she has suffered from since February 2013. She is also recovering from a back injury. Her health issues impact on her ability to work and support herself. (ix) In 2015 the appellant was holding down two jobs and doing a Masters degree at Auckland University. At the time of the April 2016 submission it is said that she currently works for 20 hours per week for $20 per hour in an administrative role. She occasionally receives income from her mu...