Employment Law is a comprehensive insight into New Zealand’s current employment law system. First published in 1991, it has become a respected title among employment law practitioners and in employment institutions.

The service is an annotated commentary designed to be a practical guide to the law. It is written and updated by well-regarded expert authors.

Employment Law provides in-depth coverage of the Employment Relations Act 2000 and associated regulations and case law. Other areas of employment law are also covered, including holidays, parental leave, wages, workplace health and safety, public service and police employment, protected disclosures, unions, privacy, human rights, international instruments, and the common law relating to employment. In addition, pending and proposed employment legislation changes are tracked through their initial development, Bill and assent stages.

Analysis of legislation and case law is supplemented with practice notes, judicial papers and speeches (online and eBook only), author editorials, appendices (including a glossary of employment terms), legislative and case tables (looseleaf and eBook only), and a subject index.

Employment Law is among the foremost resources in its area and is a must-have for any lawyer or advocate specialising in employment law. An indispensable, practical guide for lawyers, advocates, the judiciary, corporate counsel and advisers, employee and employer organisations, the public service and police, academics and students.

ACCURATE

All information is rigorously checked by our team of experienced editors.

CURRENT

Continued consolidation of legislation and replacement of outdated commentary provides a continually up-to-date view of New Zealand employment law.

RELIABLE

First published in 1991, it is a highly regarded legal text.

EASE-OF-USE

Organised around the main legislation with extensive cross-referencing.

Employment Relations Act

• Introduction to the Employment Relations Act 2000
• Employment Relations Act 2000 (annotated) and regulations

Institutions and Courts

• Practice Notes and Directions
• Employment Relations Authority Regulations 2000 (annotated)
• Employment Court Regulations 2000 (annotated)
• Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005

Conventions and Codes

• Introduction to the Code of Good Faith in Collective Bargaining
• Code of Good Faith in Collective Bargaining
• Code of Employment Practice on Infant Feeding
• Introduction to ILO Conventions
• Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
• Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

Wages

• Minimum Code (commentary)
• Equal Pay Act 1972 (annotated)
• Minimum Wage Act 1983 (annotated) and regulations
• Introduction to the Wages Protection Act 1983
• Wages Protection Act 1983 (annotated)

Screen Industry

• Introduction to the Screen Industry Workers Act 2022
• Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 and regulations

Holidays

• Introduction to the Holidays Act 2003
• Holidays Act 2003 (annotated) and related legislation

Parental Leave

• Introduction to the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
• Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 (annotated) and regulations

Volunteers Leave

• Volunteers Employment Protection Act 1973

Public Service

• Introduction to the Public Service Act 2020
• Public Service Act 2020 (annotated)

Police

• Employment of Police under the Policing Act 2008 (commentary)
• Policing Act 2008 and regulations

Incorporated Societies

• Introduction to the Incorporated Societies Act 1908
• Incorporated Societies Act 1908 (annotated) and regulations
• Introduction to the Trade Unions Act 1908
• Trade Unions Act 1908

Health and Safety at Work

• Introduction to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
• Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (annotated) and regulations
• Summary of Health and Safety at Work Act Prosecutions
• Comparative Tables

Privacy

• Introduction to the Privacy Act 2020
• Privacy Act 2020 and regulations

Protected Disclosures

• Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 (annotated)

Human Rights

• Introduction to the Human Rights Act 1993
• Human Rights Act 1993 (annotated) and regulations
• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (annotated)

Common Law (commentary)

Judicial Papers and Speeches (online and eBook only)

Editorials

Historical Legislation (online and eBook only)

Appendices

• Comparative Tables
• Words, Phrases and Concepts in Employment Law

Table of Statutes and Regulations (eBook and looseleaf only)

Table of Cases (eBook and looseleaf only)

Subject Index

Citations

This product may be cited as follows:

• Online: Philip Bartlett and others Employment Law (online ed, Thomson Reuters).
• ProView: Philip Bartlett and others Employment Law (eBook ed, Thomson Reuters).
• Looseleaf: Philip Bartlett and others Employment Law (looseleaf ed, Thomson Reuters).