December 17, 2024
The Government has recently signalled that we can expect an Employment Relations Act Amendment Bill in 2025, incorporating some significant changes to employment laws. Below is a roundup of changes…
April 12, 2024
As you will have heard, 90 day trial periods are back for employers with 20 or more employees. With unemployment increasing, this may be less useful – the pool of qualified, experienced and proven…
December 8, 2023
Summertime and the living (at work) can be tricky…….all the socialising that the good weather brings, both inside and outside work, can cause people to act up. For employment lawyers, HR…
September 14, 2023
Labour currently has a Bill before Parliament which, if enacted, could significantly limit how employers can rely on restraint of trade clauses. This is a private member’s Bill by Labour MP, Helen…
September 14, 2023
For over three years, cannabis-based medicines have been lawfully prescribed by New Zealand doctors as a treatment for a range of medical conditions, including common mental health conditions such as…
June 13, 2023
A new piece of law in the area of workplace sexual harassment has come into force. The law amends the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”), extending the timeframe for an employee wishing to…