Employment and labour

Wynn Williams, SBM Legal to merge

Wynn Williams, SBM Legal to merge

The combination will be official on 5 May

Ramses Hunt encourages the profession to prioritise giving back to the community

Ramses Hunt encourages the profession to prioritise giving back to the community

He also namedrops who he's looking forward to working with this year

Seeing his car 'upside down in a ditch' drove home to Ramses Hunt the importance of a good policy

Seeing his car 'upside down in a ditch' drove home to Ramses Hunt the importance of a good policy

The Wotton Kearney associate also talks navigating a new start in the midst of lockdown

Court of Appeal confirms split shifts can count as separate work periods

Court of Appeal confirms split shifts can count as separate work periods

The case focused on how rest and meal breaks should be calculated for bus drivers on split shifts

Government expands benefit sanctions to encourage workforce participation

Government expands benefit sanctions to encourage workforce participation

Beneficiaries must complete three job-search activities per week over a four-week period

Moves within Employment Relations Authority include two employment lawyers

Moves within Employment Relations Authority include two employment lawyers

Matthew Piper worked at Simpson Grierson, while Rachel Larmer was at Kiely, Thompson, Caisley