A recent decision by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA)... read more
A recent decision by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has highlighted the high financial cost of breaching the minimum employment...
Redundancy
Many economists are predicting difficult global market conditions... read more
Many economists are predicting difficult global market conditions in 2016, and this has been borne out already in some sectors...
General / February 25, 2016
Health & Safety Regulations released: What you need to know about the new control hierarchy
A raft of new regulations to support the Health and Safety at... read more
A raft of new regulations to support the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (Act) were released recently, covering...
General / February 25, 2016
Recent Employment Law changes – FAQs on hours of work, shift cancellation, secondary employment and deductions
Changes to various pieces of employment legislation came into... read more
Changes to various pieces of employment legislation came into effect on 1 April 2016. We wrote about the changes here https://www.copelandashcroft.co.nz/news/zero-hour-contract-restrictions; https://www.copelandashcroft.co.nz/news/employment-standards-legislation-bill-passes...
General / January 25, 2016
Corporate Manslaughter provision to be debated in Parliament
The New Zealand Government is considering the addition of a corporate... read more
The New Zealand Government is considering the addition of a corporate manslaughter offence to the Health and Safety Reform Bill...
General / December 25, 2015
Law Blog: Contracting Solutions to Avoid Employees?
By Lucia Vincent Employees cost employers cash. Not just wages,... read more
By Lucia Vincent Employees cost employers cash. Not just wages, but the risk involved when dismissing staff, can cost businesses...
General / December 25, 2015