Paying the bill for employee theft

The cost of investigating employee theft can be an unwelcome but nonetheless necessary expense. But employers can take heart that they need not bear the cost alone. A recent case has highlighted how employers can claim back some of these costs from the offending employee.

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We all wonder how our lives would be different if we won Lotto. But what if instead of Lotto our employer overpaid us and then did nothing about it? This is the problem Clint Foai faced when he was overpaid more than $70,000 by Air New Zealand over a 16 month period.  More...

There have been recent reports from the United States regarding employers asking potential and sometimes current employees for their Facebook login information. With this login information, an employer can view all of an applicant's photos, conversations and messages as well as other personal information. Potential employers are asking for access to all that is on Facebook including private information that even Facebook friends cannot see.  More...

We are pleased to announce that Cullen – The Employment Law Firm has been appointed to the Panel for External Legal Services to Government. Appointment to the Panel was highly sought after and competitive. We were one of only eleven firms appointed to the Panel to provide employment law advice to government (and all of their associated entities) throughout New Zealand.