Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has provided helpful guidance on... read more
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has provided helpful guidance on timeframes for processing Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) applications and common...
Update to the Quarry Operations Regulations
The Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarry Operations)... read more
The Health and Safety at Work (Mining Operations and Quarry Operations) Regulations 2022 have been amended with new changes being...
Employment Law / September 23, 2022
Paid Webinar: Employment Law Update (the Uber decision, Fair Pay Agreements and Sector Agreements)
Join us at our next paid webinar where we will cover crucial... read more
Join us at our next paid webinar where we will cover crucial updates in employment law that will likely impact...
Employment Law / August 17, 2022
How Far will WorkSafe Go?
Over recent years we have seen WorkSafe’s prosecution approach... read more
Over recent years we have seen WorkSafe’s prosecution approach shift, including by their focus on small business owners and expanding...
General / July 21, 2022
Government urged to provide clearer definition of Employee.
The Government has long signaled its intent to provide better... read more
The Government has long signaled its intent to provide better protection for contactors, and to this end a recent report...
Bill / July 21, 2022
Accredited Employer Work Visa – Additional requirements for franchisees and controlling third parties
The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) is the new work visa... read more
The Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) is the new work visa being introduced by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) on 4...
Employment Law / July 21, 2022
Officer Prosecutions on the rise – do you know your obligations?
Recent WorkSafe prosecutions show an increasing focus on officers,... read more
Recent WorkSafe prosecutions show an increasing focus on officers, including directors of small businesses, as discussed here and here. A...
Employment Law / June 21, 2022
Accredited Employer Work Visa – Exemptions to Median Wage
Immigration New Zealand has released exemptions to their requirement... read more
Immigration New Zealand has released exemptions to their requirement to be paid the median wage ($27.76 per hour) to obtain...
Employment Law / June 15, 2022
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...
Acts / 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...
Acts / June 15, 2022