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Splits and Breaks | Case Update | Tramways Union v Tranzurban
1. Since 2021, the New Zealand Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees’ Union Wellington Branch Incorporated (Tramways Union) has been involved in litigation against Tranzurban Hutt Valley Limited (Tranzurban) over the breaks Tranzurban’s ...
Aug 25, 2025
Closedown periods annual leave and working on a public holiday | Gibson Sheat Lawyers | Conor Lennon, Lower Hutt
Closedown Periods, Annual Leave and Working on a Public Holiday. What You Need to Know Before This Holiday Season Some of the most commonly asked questions by our clients in the leadup to the annual summer holiday season are: My company has an annual ...
Nov 30, 2023
Can employees be stopped from taking on a second job? | Employment Law | Gibson Sheat Lawyers Wellington
Can employees be stopped from taking on a second job? In New Zealand, employees have the right to work for other employers, even if they are already employed full-time. To prevent this, employers can include terms in their employment agreements that ...
Apr 12, 2023
Trust Act 2019
The new Trusts Act 2019 (“the Act”) introduces a presumption that the trustees of a trust must make available “basic” trust information to the beneficiaries of a trust. There are several factors that trustees may take into account when deciding to make ...
May 24, 2022
Removal and appointment of trustees who have lost capacity
New Zealand’s trust law had the most significant development in over 60 years when the Trusts Act 2019 (the Act) came into force early last year. The Act serves to clarify and improve the accessibility of trust law. This includes setting out how a ...
Apr 21, 2022