Book Published: New Zealand Employment Law Guide, 2012 edition
Author: Richard Rudman
Publisher: CCH New Zealand Ltd
ISBN: 978-0-864759-55-9
Publication: January 2012
Price: $78 (excludes GST and postage and handling)
Pages: 462
The Author: Richard Rudman is a graduate of Auckland University and Victoria University of Wellington. He has over 30 years’ experience as a consultant, research and writer specialising in human resources management and employment relations.
Content
This guide is published annually. The author says it is a book about employment law, but not particularly a book for lawyers. However, he notes that it is used by lawyers, especially those who are not employment law specialists. His aim is to make employment law more accessible to those it most affects including employers, employees, human resources and employment relations specialists, union officials and negotiators. The book is also used as a text for law, commerce and management tertiary students. First published in 2000, the guide outlines and discusses legislation and cases in each area of employment law in plain English. It is based on statute law at 1 January 2012 and includes discussion of cases decided in December 2011.
Table of Contents
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Employment Law and the Workplace
Chapter 2 – Employers and Workers
Chapter 3 – Employment Contracts and Agreements
Chapter 4 – The Employment Law Institutions
Chapter 5 – Employment Terms and Conditions for Individuals
Chapter 6 – Unions and Collective Bargaining
Chapter 7 – Working Hours and Wages
Chapter 8 – Holidays and Leave
Chapter 9 – Termination of Employment
Chapter 10 – Disputes and Grievances
Chapter 11 – Health and Safety
Chapter 12 – Discrimination and Equal Opportunity
Chapter 13 – Information and Privacy
Chapter 14 – Education and Training
Appendix 1 – Model Individual Employment Agreement
Appendix 2 – Outline Collective Employment Agreement
Appendix 3 – Codes of Good Faith and Employment Practice
Appendix 4 – Code of Ethics for Mediators
Cases and Citations
Case Table
Legislation Finding List
Index
This summary is intended to assist New Zealand lawyers by providing advice on new sources of legal information which may help them in their work. It does not constitute an endorsement by the New Zealand Law Society. For further information relating to content or purchase of the book, contact the publisher (http://www.cch.co.nz/nz/default.aspx).