news and events

It’s been another interesting week of developments in the world of immigration and so the Lane Neave Immigration Team takes this opportunity to update you on some of the latest developments to be aware of.

There has been much speculation about COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health and childcare workers in the past weeks.

So far, we have three decisions from the Employment Relations Authority (Authority) on whether you can terminate someone’s employment because they have not received their COVID-19 vaccine.

Wellington-based boutique dispute resolution firm, Bell & Co., is to join national law firm, Lane Neave. Principal, Andy Bell, and his team will join Lane Neave’s Wellington office, effective from 1 January 2022. Bell & Co. have significant exp … Continue reading Boutique Wellington law firm to join Lane Neave

A common question we are asked is whether an employer can make an employee pay to replace work equipment/materials that they have damaged.

In (another) shocking change of direction, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) have released high-level details of a new one-off residence visa category, the “2021 Resident Visa” which will see residence visas granted to a huge number of migrants already in New Zealand on work visas and certain migrants coming into the country on border exceptions. 

One of the most important changes to be implemented under the Fair Trade Amendment Act is the introduction of a prohibition on persons engaging in unconscionable conduct while in trade. 

The Fair Trading Amendment Act 2021 makes significant changes to the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA) including, among other things, extending the existing unfair contact term regime imposed by FTA.

In a move that is a stark reminder to employers of their obligations, when collecting and holding personal information, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued its first ever compliance notice under the new Privacy Act 2020.

Employers clearly play a key role in supporting New Zealand’s wide-spread vaccination campaign.  But the key question is, how far can they go?