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TheyWorkForYou.co.nz

This website, run by volunteers, tracks the work of the New Zealand Parliament. It aims to make it easy for the general public to find out what is happening in Parliament. The site provides parliamentary debates; information about parliamentary questions and the progress of bills; information about MPs and political parties; and other resources.

New Zealand Parliament

The New Zealand Parliament website provides information and documentation relating to the work of Parliament. It makes available parliamentary rules and information about the legislative process, political parties, MPs and select committees. Debates (Hansard), details of bills, supplementary order papers, acts and regulations are also found on the site. The 'Publications and Research' section provides fact sheets, procedural guides and research papers.

LawLink

LawLink is a co-operative group of independent New Zealand law firms, established in 1986. Its website provides articles and guides focusing on many different legal topics, and a newsletter highlighting recent developments. The articles can be browsed by subject area back to 2006

South Sudan law guide

An annotated research guide to South Sudan government and law internet sources compiled by the US Law Library of Congress and made freely available on the web. The guide is aimed at legal researchers with the emphasis on websites providing the full-text of laws, regulations and court decisions. Areas covered by the guide include the constitution, the executive, legislation, legal guides and general sources including background, economic and country information.

Federation of European Employers

The Federation of European Employers is a non-profit organisation representing the interests of large multi-national employers who wish to keep within the letter and spirit of EU law on employment rights. The site has a large amount of information on topics such as pay and working conditions across Europe, EU directives, national labour laws, cultural differences, working in the EU and EU statistics.

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was set up to regulate the mass supply of workers to the agriculture, horticulture and food processing and packaging industry. The website provides details regarding the compulsory licensing of gangmasters who supply labour to these sectors, with links to legislation and relevant licence application procedures. The site also provides sections for labour providers, labour users and individual workers, outlining rights and responsibilities and giving additional sources of information.

Certification Officer

Website of the Certification Officer whose role is to maintain a list of trade unions and employers' associations and to ensure the trade unions comply with statutory requirements. The Certification Officer also investigates complaints regarding elections, mergers, financial irregularity and breaches of union rules. Decisions and registration documents of current and former trade unions can be viewed on the site in PDF.

Employment Cases Update

Website of Employment Cases Update, a free legal information resource published by Bath Publishing Limited. Judgments of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, back to 2010, are indexed with short headline notes, keywords and links to the full text. Employment legislation is listed and keywords provide access to relevant cases, legislation and news. You can also sign up for free email alerts.

 

United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP was established as a programme of the United Nations General Assembly as a result of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Its headquarters are in Nairobi and there are regional offices and specialised units around the world. This website at the Geneva Executive Centre describes the various conventions and treaties currently in force including the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure (hazardous chemicals), providing technical guidelines and downloadable documents.

Employment E-alerts

Collection of bulletins providing news on developments in employment law made freely available online by New Park Court Chambers in Leeds. The Employment E-alerts provide guidance and comment on recent employment cases and legislation including links to cases where available. The archive is available back to August 2008.

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