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Accredited Employer Work Visas: guide to regional advertising
Many employers will be aware that the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) approach regarding multi-location Job Check applications has been a little confusing, and on occasion inconsistent. In response, INZ...
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Collective bargaining: are you required to participate?
In a determination released late last month, the Employment Relations Authority (Authority) found that...
Former employee who lost job over anti-vaccination Facebook post could have to pay $20,000
A former Wairarapa District Health Board (now Te Whatu Ora) employee may have to...
Tribunal considers employee’s liability for sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace has reared its ugly head in a recent Human...
Authority awards demoted teacher $10,000 in compensation
A Gisborne Boys High School (GBHS) teacher has succeeded in a personal grievance for...
Employee theft: your legal rights as an employer
Employee theft is an unfortunate reality that employers may have to tackle at some...
90-day trial periods available for all employers
On 21 December 2023, the Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill (the Bill) was...
New WorkSafe guidelines to promote mentally healthy work
WorkSafe New Zealand has been consulting on new health and safety guidelines for persons...
90-day trials: a refresher
A switch in Government from left to right invariably results in a return of...
Post-election employment policies: what’s in and what’s out?
After several weeks of waiting since the 14 October election, on 24 November 2023...
A moderate minimum wage?
With the recent release of coalition agreements between National and ACT, and National and...
Supie collapse: the employment implications
Last month, online supermarket Supie went into voluntary administration, owing $2.1 million to more...
Court issues Whakaari/White Island Health and Safety conviction
Whakaari Island’s eruption back in December 2019 was catastrophic, killing 22 people and injuring...
Ch-ch-ch-changes (of Government): Fair Pay Agreements
While the official results of the election will not be published by the Electoral...
90-day trials are dead, long live the 90-day trial
Notwithstanding some differences between the New Zealand National Party, the Act Party and New...
RDJ v SGF: proof and family violence leave
In our article in July, we discussed the Domestic Violence – Victims Protections Act...
The future of sick leave
As we leave the winter weather behind us and have recently observed Mental Health...
A reminder about restraints: employees and independent contractors
Parties to an individual employment agreement, or an independent contractor agreement, may agree to...
90% of investigated businesses found non-compliant with workplace law regulations
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) recently confirmed to us under...
Tripping on drug policies
Drugs and alcohol pose a major health and safety risk to employers, particularly those...