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1. [2018] NZSSAA 31 (5 July 2018) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...and the second is to consider the appellant’s complaint about the Ministry filing documents outside the timetable. Which decision is under appeal? [2] XXXX (“the appellant”) appeals the decision to decline to include his wife in his Job Seeker Support (JSS) payments from the date that she was granted a New Zealand residency visa, 21 February 2017. [3] The decision which the appellant asked the Benefit Review Committee (BRC) to review was the Ministry’s decision...

2. TT v BQ [2023] NZDT 138 (4 April 2023) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...house in [Suburb 1] which he, BQ, was building for himself. A dispute arose between the parties, and TT did not complete the work. TT’s claim is for $9,585.00, the value of the work which he says he provided to BQ. The sum includes another, smaller, job that TT did for BQ on another site in [Suburb 2], and a disbursement for the power connection. [2] With regard to BQ’s house, TT said that the arrangement was that BQ would provide all the materials, and TT was to provide only the la...

3. Muneez v Deng [2013] NZIACDT 53 (20 August 2013) [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...responding to correspondence. However, nothing she could have said or done would have changed the outcome. If so, there would be no adverse effect from the professional shortcomings. [5] In response, Mr Muneez said Ms Deng had told him getting a job would have been useful, but it was not essential. This caused him to be in a position where he could not make the best decisions, and it resulted in expense. [6] Ms Deng through her counsel submitted there was no causative link between the...

4. [2015] NZEmpC 181 Allied Investments Ltd v Guise [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...working in the Christchurch area at five different client sites. [10] Before the major earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011, Ms Guise worked as a nurse-aid for Ali's Home Healthcare in Christchurch. She told the Court that she lost her job as a result of the earthquake and was unemployed for a period. Later in the year, when she was working at an event in her capacity as a volunteer with St John, she was approached by a Mr Morris Allingham, Allied's then Christc...

5. Adams & Anor v Easthope & Ors [2014] NZWHT Auckland 2 [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...involvement in the construction of the Bell Terrace property. [12] Mr Sayles then visited the Adams’ property on a number of occasions prior to the building contract being completed and signed. Mr Adams believes this was to size up and cost the job. Mr Sayles accepts he made these visits but says he only went to see whether the floors could be made level as if they could not Gemini would not take on the building project. 5 [13] Mr Adams however notes that Mr Say...

6. NLT v Coetzee [2020] NZIACDT 7 (10 February 2020) Sanctions [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...Coetzee from India, but came to New Zealand while she was acting for him. [7] In addition to immigration services, Ms Coetzee acted for the complainant in relation to employment consultation services. It was Ms Coetzee who found the complainant a job as a health professional at a health centre in a tourist location in New Zealand. [8] On 4 December 2015, Ms Coetzee filed an application with Immigration New Zealand for a work visa for the complainant. The visa was approved on 1...

7. Dixon v Accident Compensation Corporation (Employment Status at time of Incapacity) [2023] NZACC 170 [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill (Number 2) 2007 which enacted clause 43. The explanatory note said: Lengthening extended employee status Currently, most claimants are not eligible for weekly compensation if they are between jobs or on unpaid leave or are injured more than 14 days after stopping work. The Bill extends eligibility for weekly compensation for those claimants to 28 days after stopping work. The proposal reduces uncertainty for the majority of peopl...

8. The Impact of the Prostitution Reform Act on the Health and Safety Practices of Sex Workers Report [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...this, yet in in-depth interviews, participants from all sectors spoke of the frequency of this request. Most survey participants reported telling clients that it was the law that they had to use condoms and over half reported refusing to do the job if the client persisted. Male sex workers were more likely than female and transgender sex workers to report doing the job but charging the client more. Rights under the Act • Over 90% of survey participants were aware that they h...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 186 Restaurant Brands Ltd v Gill [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...to fill the position. Third, if New Zealanders were not considered suitable for the role, it would need to be explained why, including details as to how many candidates had been considered, why they could not perform the duties described in the job description, and why they were not able to be trained. For the purpose of these questions, the employer would need to show it had conducted a “labour market test”. [17] RBL’s restaurant roles were not on INZ’s skilled migrant li...

10. Rhodes v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2022] NZACC 194 [pdf, 218 KB]

    ...these movements will dynamically narrow her ischiofemoral impingement. I am sure that Dr Rod Nicholson would agree that it would considerably less likely that Melinda would suffer from ischiofemoral impingement if she had a sedentary office job. With the application of common sense, I think we can all agree that it is more likely than not that Melinda’s job as a personal trainer is contributing significantly to her ischiofemoral impingement. I am sure that Dr Rod Nicholson wo...