Recent US Court case Zuru v Glassdoor serves as wake up call for New Zealand Employers

The California-based website Glassdoor Incorporated (“Glassdoor”) recently lost a case brought against it by New Zealand-based company ZURU Toys New Zealand Limited (“Zuru”). Personal information surrounding anonymous reviews must now be released from Glassdoor to Zuru to allow them to pursue a defamation claim against suspected present and past employees who expressed their resentment of […]

Breaks legislation – Do employees have to take breaks?

The law regarding break allowances for employees has recently changed The Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 has amended the Employment Relations Act 2000 to state that: “an employee is entitled to, and the employee’s employer must provide the employee with, rest breaks and meal breaks”. Are you up to speed with the new changes and what they […]