Join us at our next paid workshop on Handling Performance and... read more
Join us at our next paid workshop on Handling Performance and Misconduct Issues (and avoid personal grievance claims) Having a...
Trial periods
Trial periods are now limited (effective 6 May 2019) to employers... read more
Trial periods are now limited (effective 6 May 2019) to employers with less than 20 employees, and should be removed...
Agreements / September 26, 2019
WorkSafe prosecution in childcare centre dead tree collapse case
Late last year a tree collapsed at the Discoveries Educare Limited... read more
Late last year a tree collapsed at the Discoveries Educare Limited (Discoveries Educare) early learning centre in Auckland. Both the...
Health and Safety / September 26, 2019
Government announced temporary work visa changes
Earlier this year the Government consulted with New Zealanders... read more
Earlier this year the Government consulted with New Zealanders about proposed changes to the work visa. This month (September 2019),...
Immigration / September 23, 2019
Fixed term agreements – do you have genuine reasons?
A recent Employment Court case, discussed below held that ordinary... read more
A recent Employment Court case, discussed below held that ordinary business risk or the general risk of financial insecurity is...
Agreements / August 19, 2019
Misleading WorkSafe a Bad Call
WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted a farm company director... read more
WorkSafe has successfully prosecuted a farm company director who instructed an employee to lie to investigators. An employee suffered a...
Health and Safety / August 19, 2019