Human Rights (Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Gender... read more
Human Rights (Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity or Expression, and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill The...
Legislation Updates – September
Employment Relations (Protection for KiwiSaver Members) Amendment... read more
Employment Relations (Protection for KiwiSaver Members) Amendment Bill The Employment Relations (Protection for KiwiSaver Members) Amendment Bill passed its first...
General / September 20, 2023
Immigration Updates for August
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) released several updates on work... read more
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) released several updates on work visas and announced it will carry out more reviews on Accredited...
Acts / August 23, 2023
Health and Safety Representatives – law change passed
The Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives... read more
The Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Act 2023 has now passed into law,...
General / June 28, 2023
Fair Pay Agreements
The Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022 (FPA) came into force on 1 December... read more
The Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022 (FPA) came into force on 1 December 2022. This created a statutory framework providing...
Acts / April 26, 2023
Workplace Law Seminar Series 2023 – register your interest
Keeping up with the many and varied changes in Employment Law... read more
Keeping up with the many and varied changes in Employment Law is a challenge for employers and employees alike. Over the...
General / January 24, 2023
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act... read more
The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 (Act) will replace the Protected Disclosures Act 2000 on 1 July 2022, increasing protection...
General / June 15, 2022
Whakaari sentencing: tour seller guilty
Following a WorkSafe investigation, Inflite Charters Limited... read more
Following a WorkSafe investigation, Inflite Charters Limited (Inflite) was fined $227,500 for failing to ensure that reasonably practicable steps to...
Employment Law / June 15, 2022
Mental Health at Work – WorkSafe’s Approach
WorkSafe expects PCBUs to identify mental health risks and eliminate... read more
WorkSafe expects PCBUs to identify mental health risks and eliminate them from work so far as reasonably practicable. If the...
General / June 15, 2022
Changes to Sick Leave Entitlements
The Government has previously signaled changes to the Holidays... read more
The Government has previously signaled changes to the Holidays Act 2003, as advised in our February article. The Holidays (Increasing...
Acts / May 27, 2021