Race day ready
With Canterbury’s Cup & Show Week mere weeks away, (5-12 November), and fashion stock selling fast, it’s crucial to start planning your outfits for the festivities early. Due to the limited stock carried by boutiques (thanks to inflation), if you wait too long, you might miss out on finding an outfit you’ll love. […]
Help for eating disorders
Recovered Living NZ (RLNZ), New Zealand’s first charitable Eating Disorder Treatment Centre in North Canterbury, can now fully cover residential eating disorder services under ACC Sensitive Claims. Kristie Amadio, Director of RLNZ says this is the first step to making eating disorder treatment more accessible for Kiwis. Eating disorders affect people of all […]
Don’t hedge your fencing
Installing or repairing fences, whether around the home, farm, or business, is an investment. A good fence has the potential to add considerable value to a property, so finding the right fencing contractor for the job is vitally important. The Fencing Contractors Association NZ (FCANZ) says that across the country unprecedented levels of […]
Avoid the ERA: PB Employment Law
I often warn clients about leaving a decision in the hands of Employment Relations Authority (ERA) because we have no control over the outcome. To give one example, I acted for an employer defending a claim that an employee was forced to resign. Our defence was that there was some conflict in the […]
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