Restructuring is the term used to describe the act of changing the structure of a business i.e. defining what roles are required, or not required. As a resul...

For some staff, the moment they hand in their resignation is the moment they shut down This morning I had a client ring me following the resignation of a sta...

Redundancy is an emotive subject for many but is quite simply another method of termination of employment. Redundancies have to be for genuine commercial rea...

When a resignation is actually a termination... In cases where an employee feels their resignation was the only choice they had left to resolve a particular ...

The 90 day trial period was first introduced in 2009 for employers with less than 20 employees.  In 2011 the trial period provision was extended to all emplo...

What is the difference between a representative and a support person? Most employers are aware that an employee is entitled to a support person or representa...

How To Dismiss An Employee When Their Visa Runs Out We all know the rules - anyone you employ must have a legal entitlement to work in New Zealand. This mea...

This is a question I get on a semi-frequent basis and often the advice I have heard given is that “restraint of trade clauses are worth the paper they are wr...