National's Small Business Policy and JobStart scheme aim to get rid of No Win No Fee Employment Law in addition to National's other proposed changes. We present our view on this.
The New Zealand employment law scene still suffers with its unlicenced employment investigators. Many untrained, incompetent workplace investigators who front themselves primarily as Human Resources consultants are holding themselves out as being investigator to the employer in employment investigations where they receive valuable consideration for doing so. A recent Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (PSPLA) decision has confirmed the restriction on this practice where the investigator does not hold a licence.
The Guerrilla Employment Advocates are rife and many are holding themselves out as being employment lawyers when they are not registered lawyers. We describe some of the shady practices some advocacy firms are still undertaking and what people should be aware of before signing up to No Win No Fee.
