October 22, 2021 In Bramwell Bate News By Adam Harris

Commercial tenancies and the Government’s proposal aimed to ease the burden on businesses impacted by current restrictions

As COVID-19 alert levels continue to fluctuate across New Zealand, many businesses are feeling the cost of being unable to operate. Restrictions on movement are impacting income streams and placing significant financial burden on some businesses. As a result, many business owners have expressed concern over their inability to meet rental costs. To ease this burden, the Government has proposed changes to commercial tenancies via the COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill (the Bill). The Bill aims to amend the...

October 18, 2021 In Bramwell Bate News By Adam Harris

Who’s Responsible? The Uncertainty of Business Liability when a Cyber Attack Strikes

First published in The Profit. Written by Leah McHardy and Tayla Westman As technology continues to dominate everyday activity, the risk of cyber-attacks occurring also increases. Businesses, irrespective of their size, are becoming more vulnerable to the menace of cyber-attacks. Ransomware, malware, and broad sweeping data breaches are only a handful of the growing categories of cyber-attacks prevalent in today’s market. As the threat rises, questions of business liability because of an attack on client data remain unanswered. However, the responsibility to...

September 24, 2021 In Bramwell Bate News By Adam Harris

Personal grievances: A brief overview

A personal grievance (“PG”) is a type of formal complaint by an employee against their current or former employer if they believe their employer has acted unfairly or unreasonably towards them. Personal grievances can be raised if a matter has not been able to be resolved by the employee communicating directly with the employer and is raised in accordance with the Employment Relations Act 2000. Employees have 90 days to raise a PG from when the first grievance occurred or...