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Thinking of trialing Trial Periods? Beware the perils below the surface
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…
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Employee Complaints – less fun in the sun
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…
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Watching brief on restraints
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…
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Positives, negatives and the messy in-between: The Law of Medicinal Cannabis in safety sensitive workplaces
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…
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Workplace Sexual Harassment in the Spotlight
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…
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FPAs – what they mean to you and how you’ll be affected
October 3, 2022
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will be aware of the draft law aiming toprovide a framework for fair pay agreements (FPAs). What does it all mean?Here are our top 10 FAQs and our…
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