Airing time: Thursdays 10am and replayed 6:30pm
With a sense of humour and no-nonsense approach, Angela Solomons manages to de-mystify the legal issues around buying into a retirement village, noisy neighbours, immigration, divorce, buying a house, surviving a zombie apocolypse, and just about any other situation you can think of.
As Education Co-ordinator with Taranaki Community Law, Angela is passionate about justice, and about real people.
She’s also very entertaining!
New show every second week.
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Podcasts
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Disability and Family Violence
People with disabilities are at significantly greater risk of family violence and mainstream services don't always recognize this, or provide the right support.
Duration: 00:29:45 | Date: 23 June, 2022
School Uniform Policies
Talking about school uniform policies, the laws that lie underneath them and the guidelines set out by the Human Rights Commission.
Duration: 00:29:58 | Date: 9 June, 2022
The Gloriavale Decision
Angela discusses the recent employment court decision declaring that three former members of Gloriavale were employees from the age of 6 years.
Duration: 00:29:22 | Date: 26 May, 2022
Employee Vs Independent Contractor
Talking about the difference between employees and independent contractors. This is all about the facts of your situation, and there are three tests: Control, integration and fundamentals.
Duration: 00:29:55 | Date: 12 May, 2022
Public Holidays
Find out about the new public holiday of Matariki, and when you should get paid for a public holiday.
Duration: 00:28:46 | Date: 28 April, 2022
The Minimum Wage
Learn what the minimum wage is, and answer some common questions about how it works in practise.
Duration: 00:27:52 | Date: 13 April, 2022
Vaccine Mandate Changes
Find out about the Traffic Light System changes from 25th March, and Vaccine Mandate changes from 4th April.
Duration: 00:25:07 | Date: 31 March, 2022
Covid 19 Mandate Court Decision
I talk about the recent Court decision involving the Police and Defence Force covid mandate, why this mandate is not a reasonable limit on people’s rights, and why this is specific only to this group of people.
Duration: 00:30:18 | Date: 17 March, 2022
Plain Language
With special guest Jonathan Petterson, solicitor at Community Law. Plain language requirements for government agencies and what this means.
Duration: 00:29:56 | Date: 3 March, 2022
Restraint of Trade
Today Angela discusses Tova O'Brien's Restraint of Trade case - what restraint of trade means, how it works, and the specific outcome of this case
Duration: 00:29:59 | Date: 17 February, 2022
COVID Red Traffic Light Setting
Talking about the red light traffic light setting, including what you need to know as an employee.
Duration: 00:29:13 | Date: 3 February, 2022