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Check out our latest update about changes in employment law including how you could prepare as Employers for the upcoming extension in timescales for raisi...

As the week unfolds our focus has been on helping Employers as they restore operations and get as many people back to work as possible.  Some of th...

A priority in cyclone-affected areas (where shelter, food, safety and water is sorted) is turning attention to how we can help with getting as ...

The Reserve Bank raised the Official Cash Rate by a record 75 basis points at the end of November.  Inflation is biting and having real impact on our daily...

Now more than ever attention needs to be on keeping your good people.  It all seems doom and gloom in the headlines so let's think about what is in your co...

Today it was the Earthquake Commission’s turn to be in the headlines for needing to backpay more than 600 staff due to incorrect holidays and leave calcula...

The immigration reset is well underway in New Zealand following the introduction of the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) Scheme in July 2022.  This sch...

Several news articles have appeared in the past months about wages hikes and why now is a great time to people to ask for a pay rise.At a surface level the...

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...