New Zealand: The long awaited changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 are now in force

Most will likely be welcomed by employers so this may be a timely opportunity to revisit your employment agreements and practices to ensure that they are compliant. This is particularly so if you will be engaged in collective bargaining or restructuring this year.
Key changes

Increased flexibility for rest breaks and meal breaks, requiring employers to provide employees with a “reasonable opportunity” for rest and meal times
Flexible working arrangements extended to all employees rather than only […]

By | March 8th, 2015 ||

United States: Must A Company Reveal Trade Secrets To Prove Trade Secret Theft

When you learn a former employee has stolen your trade secrets to take them across the street to benefit a competitor, your quickest remedy is to sue him and try to shut him down through an injunction. Oftentimes, the new employer is also sued because it may have helped him breach his agreement not to unfairly compete. An important consideration in deciding whether to sue the new employer and your competitor is whether it […]

By | March 6th, 2015 ||

United States: Some Thoughts On Employee Appreciation Day, Including A Potential Wage And Hour Pitfall

“And you’re wondering . . . am I appreciated . . . I’m not really appreciated, should I play like I’m appreciated, but I’m not that appreciated . . .but I think my employer might appreciate me . . . but do I want to be appreciated . .. but now my employer doesn’t really appreciate me . . . and then all of the sudden I’m getting, I’m starting to be appreciated.  Jeremy […]

By | March 6th, 2015 ||