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Cullen - The Employment Law Firm is a specialist employment law firm with a wide range of employer and employee clients. We have acted for employer clients from both the public and private sectors, and for individual employees.
25 March 2020
The coronavirus infection count has skyrocketed and countries across the world have shut down cities. Even in New Zealand our "business as usual" is changing.
People have reacted to the crisis in a number of ways. Many people have been confronted with the constant stream of Covid-19 coronavirus updates will no doubt be scared of the virus and its effects. Others may be simply frustrated with onerous travel restrictions and event cancellations. More ...
20 March 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has required many life-style changes
Within a matter of weeks people have found themselves required to stay home for self-isolation, or requested to stay home as part of social distancing. More ...
11 March 2020
It was only a matter of time before the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak hit our shores.
Less than a month ago I wrote about how employers could deal with issues of whether employees could be kept home from work out of suspicion of contracting the disease or to ensure they undertake the required self-isolation. That legal guidance still remains relevant. More ...
26 February 2020
Finding the right person for the job can be a tough task for an employer.
Inevitably, the values of an employer are going to influence the operation they run and the sort of employees they seek. As a result, job adverts reflect diverse values and the outlook of a wide range of different people. More ...
12 February 2020
Coronavirus has rapidly swept across the world in recent weeks. Alongside this has been a spread of fear, misinformation and, perhaps most unfortunately, racism and xenophobia.
The disease, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, begins with symptoms like the flu or even a bad cold. This has led to run-of-the-mill ailments being treated with suspicion until it can be confirmed that the symptoms are not caused by the Coronavirus. More ...
29 January 2020
The trustworthiness of the media has been subjected to unprecedented attacks over the last few years, from both the right and the left.
Both United States President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have relentlessly attacked elements of the media from the right and Rupert Murdoch's media empire has been attacked from the left.
Where do the journalists sit among all these attacks? More ...
