Recently we have been fielding a number of enquiries about Fixed Term Agreements, the early termination of these and whether or not they...

In these uncertain times, redundancies and restructures are quickly becoming a reality for many businesses. Without being alarmist, who...

As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to accurately record the employee’s Holiday and Leave entitlements in a “Holiday and...

There is no doubting that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on businesses in different ways, but the one thing that has been...

Addressing employee misconduct and performance issues during the Government’s Alert Level 4 lockdown, doesn’t mean that employers are...

For many of our clients, COVID-19 has turned their homes, and the homes of many of their employees into place of work and many employers...

Finance Minister, Grant Robertson announced that the Government has made available $12.1billion COVID-19 economic support package which...

Managing workloads and isolation requirements - FAQ's from out clients

Last week the World Health Organisation officially announced Covid-19 (Coronavirus) as a pandemic. As of midnight last night, New...

Excessive absenteeism by employees can be costly for employers in terms of replacement costs and lost productivity. If not managed...

How to support your employees in their return to the workplace following an injury Some of you may be aware that I have started off 2020...

Ah December, the time of the year that leads to so many feeling like they have not achieved enough throughout the year, financial...

You're invited (But BYO Party) It is almost undisputed that the majority of New Zealand workers are spending more of their time at the...

On average, one in four people – one in three women and one in five men – will experience anxiety at some stage in their life. So chances...

When was the last time you genuinely checked in on your team and how they’re doing? Mental Health Awareness Week is upon us again and it...

Never Give A Bad Reference, Give An Honest One. As a society, we appear to have moved away from the traditional written reference of...

Can you make an employee redundant whilst they are on parental leave? The short answer is yes, but the process is slightly more onerous...

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...

The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) recognised the problem of bullying in workplaces as both an industrial relations issue, and...

Is a private settlement agreement enough or is it beneficial for a mediator to countersign a settlement agreement? When there is an...