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In early February the topic of Restraints of Trade (RoT) came under the media spotlight.  A well-known TV personality, Tova O’Brien announced she was leavi...

In the last 2 years we have seen an increase in unauthorised spending and fraud at work so it is timely to look at who you let spend company money and how....

The numbers of those self-isolating because they are a close contact of a Covid-19 positive case is on the increase.  So is the number of people having to ...

The Government announced last week that it was lifting minimum wage by 6% from 1 April to $21.20 per hour. This comes on the back of announcements that CPI...

The Government is continuing to provide financial support to businesses and have made some useful flowcharts available.  The current schemes are: Short-ter...

The Government has set a significant agenda for 2022 on the employment front in addition to its Covid-19 challenges.  What we know so far is; The Te Kāhui ...

An Amendment Order came into effect midnight Sunday, 23rd January to require booster doses against Covid-19 for certain workers over 18.  This first mandat...

It's hard to believe we are in the 2nd week of December already.  This years closedowns and public holidays need a bit more planning than in other years an...

At our webinars last week this was hot topic!The Covid-19 Protection Framework is in force from today and this could impact your staff who do not hold a Va...

The Covid-19 Protection Framework is nearly here - how well prepared are you and your business? Check out our latest update by Greg Millard, Employment Rel...

Check out our lasted vlog where we look at vaccination requirements for staff and how to prepare and plan for potential interruption as Delta continues to ...

A recent Employment Court decision found that a ‘contract’ builder was in fact an employee. This was after an earlier cases where a self employer courier d...

As the Delta strain hit the shores of NZ this question is getting asked more often.The current guidance is that where there is a high risk of contracting a...

In todays update are links to videos with practical information for Employers about support available and what to be preparing and planning for before maki...

Potentially - but there are some major considerations!What we have learned as an outcome to Covid-19 case law from the last year is that the essentials of ...

The vaccination roll-out programme is well underway here in New Zealand.  Anyone over 16 now able to register for a booking where they are not already vacc...

The Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Act 2021 has been in place since 24th July, 2021.This Act increased entitlements from 5 days per annum after...

Immigration have made further announcements about work visa processes. This includes increasing maximum duration of some visas, temporarily removing some p...

The Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Act 2021 received royal assent on 24th May, 2021. This amendment increases the entitlement to sick leave fro...

DHBs are now well underway with Covid-19 vaccine rollouts across the country and plan to have these completed by the end of this year. As an employer, you ...