How Not to Employ a Nanny from Start to Finish

Yet another Employment Relations Authority case teaching Employment 101 – put your agreement in writing, don’t let your children conduct…

6 years ago

Restraints of Trade – Protecting Your Business

The people most likely to take advantage of your business' client relationships are your exiting employees. Often such employees have…

6 years ago

Poor Performance and Misconduct

In small businesses it can be difficult to address issues of poor performance and misconduct by way of a formal…

6 years ago

New Government, New Laws: Changes to Employment Law in the Pipeline

The new Government recently announced plans to modify employment laws. The proposed changes are mostly focussed on strengthening employees’ rights.…

6 years ago

Employment Guide – Hiring New Employees

It is often said that the biggest asset an organisation has is its employees. Hiring good employees can enhance the…

6 years ago

Employment Guide – How to Discipline Employees

The law requires employers to act fairly and reasonably in the employment relationship, including disciplinary action. This is not a…

6 years ago

Employment Guide – Redundancy

Redundancy is genuine when the employee’s position eases to exist. This generally occurs in one of the following ways: A…

6 years ago

Employment Guide – Dismissal

There must be a good reason for a dismissal and the dismissal must be carried out fairly. What is fair…

6 years ago

Employment Guide – Personal Grievance Claims

A personal grievance claim is any grievance that an employee may have against their employer or former employer because of…

6 years ago

Privacy Act Delivers Significant Compensation Award For Humiliation

Hammon v NZCU Baywide [2015] NZHRRT 6 (2 March 2015) Introduction The Human Rights Review Tribunal’s recent decision on the…

6 years ago

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