Trademarking stoushes are rearing their heads lately – everything from the quintessential “David versus Goliath” battles to smaller businesses butting heads over brand protection.
As we bid farewell to another ski season, it won’t be long and our neck of the woods will be back heaving with visitors enjoying the holiday season, and fruit-picking will be in full swing. And, once again, many local employers will likely be relying on temporary migrant workers to bolster their ranks to see their businesses successfully through another busy spell.
After much debate, and more than its share of controversy, the Health and Safety Reform Bill has finally been passed by Parliament. April will be a red letter month for this legislation – the time businesses will be expected to comply with the new laws.
In the wake of Canterbury’s devastating earthquakes, the Supreme Court has handed down a decision providing building owners, councils and insurers a clear steer on seismic strengthening.
Anyone thinking employment law is a bit of a dry, stuffy old affair need only take in some of the headline grabbers of the past few months to realise just how heated – and public – the fallout from workplace relations-gone-sour can become.
If you’re an employer with staff on weekend rosters, there’s still time to dot your “i’s” and cross your “t’s” for ANZAC Day – the first public holiday to be “Mondayised”. Affectionately known as the “Mondayisation Bill”, the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Bill, will get its first outing on April 25.
