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Friday, January 23, 2026

From faking a covid test to a toilet-side plane seat: 2025’s memorable employment law cases - BusinessDesk | NZ

As the year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on some of the employment law cases that stood out to me.We have seen the development of some important legal precedents. Most recently, the Supreme Court issued its Uber decision, finding that the true nature of the relationship between Uber and four of its drivers was employment.However, some of the cases that stuck with me this year did not involve important legal precedents but instead shone a light on some of the more bizarre things that people get up to in the workplace.From seating arr...

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