Immigration Updates for August

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...

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Acts / August 23, 2023

Update Uber Court of Appeal decision

Update Uber Court of Appeal decision

The Employment Court’s decision in the Uber case, holding that... read more

The Employment Court’s decision in the Uber case, holding that drivers were employees and not contractors, will proceed to the...

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Cases / August 23, 2023

Workplace Law Update

Workplace Law Update

Further to Kate Ashcroft and Christie McGregor’s article on... read more

Further to Kate Ashcroft and Christie McGregor’s article on what workplace updates to expect in 2025 in this month’s edition...

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Employment Law / December 17, 2024

Immigration Timeline – July 2023

Immigration Timeline – July 2023

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) released several updates on work... read more

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) released several updates on work and resident visas in recent months, per the below timeline: 1...

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Employment Law / July 25, 2023

Gloriavale Women Held to be Employees not Volunteers

Gloriavale Women Held to be Employees not Volunteers

Case Details The Employment Court has recently found in Pilgrim... read more

Case Details The Employment Court has recently found in Pilgrim v Attorney-General [2023] NZEmpC 105, that six female former residents...

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Cases / July 25, 2023

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Shared Leave) Amendment Bill

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Shared Leave) Amendment Bill

This proposed Bill will allow a spouse or partner caring for... read more

This proposed Bill will allow a spouse or partner caring for a child to split paid parental leave or take...

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Bill / July 25, 2023

Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill passes

Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill passes

This Bill passed its third reading and is anticipated to come... read more

This Bill passed its third reading and is anticipated to come into law soon. The primary purpose of the bill...

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Bill / July 25, 2023

Lessons in relying on health and safety consultants

Lessons in relying on health and safety consultants

In December 2020, Zenthe Ltd (Zenthe) engaged a labour for hire... read more

In December 2020, Zenthe Ltd (Zenthe) engaged a labour for hire company (AWF) to provide workers to work in its...

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Consultation / July 25, 2023

Immigration Updates – June 2023

Immigration Updates – June 2023

New changes regarding occupations on the Green List came into... read more

New changes regarding occupations on the Green List came into effect on 29 May 2023. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) announced...

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Employment Law / June 28, 2023

Health and Safety Representatives – law change passed

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,...

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Acts / June 28, 2023