Tips for managing absenteeism At our recent seminar series, we... read more
Tips for managing absenteeism At our recent seminar series, we discussed the complex issue of absenteeism and the impact for...
COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme expanded for “at risk” employees of all businesses
With the shift to COVID-19 Alert Level 3, the Government has... read more
With the shift to COVID-19 Alert Level 3, the Government has issued recent guidance around what Alert Level 3 means for those...
General / April 28, 2020
Time to pay attention to farm workers’ wages
Janet Copeland and Melissa Vining (Agri HR consultant) recently... read more
Janet Copeland and Melissa Vining (Agri HR consultant) recently featured in the Southland Times to read this article regarding a...
General / July 25, 2015
Health & Safety Regulations released: What you need to know about the new control hierarchy
A raft of new regulations to support the Health and Safety at... read more
A raft of new regulations to support the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (Act) were released recently, covering...
General / February 25, 2016
Trial Periods: what is required, and how to safely dismiss
Trial periods are available to all employers for new employees... read more
Trial periods are available to all employers for new employees for the first 90 days of employment, and are a...
General / May 25, 2016
Charlie Arms-Harris speaks to Jonny Turner on public holidays and leave entitlements
Copeland Ashcroft employment law specialist Charlie Arms-Harris... read more
Copeland Ashcroft employment law specialist Charlie Arms-Harris speaks to Jonny Turner on the Hokonui Muster around Mondayisation of public holidays...
General / October 25, 2016
What happens when an employee breaches a settlement agreement?
Employment relationship problems are commonly resolved by confidential... read more
Employment relationship problems are commonly resolved by confidential settlement negotiations, resulting in a full and final settlement being agreed between...
General / March 25, 2017
Breach of settlement has consequences
Dispute outcomes negotiated by agreement are commonly and prudently... read more
Dispute outcomes negotiated by agreement are commonly and prudently recorded in a Record of Settlement (ROS), signed by a mediator...
General / May 25, 2017
Unpacking enforceable undertakings
Since 2011, Labour Inspectors have been able to issue what is... read more
Since 2011, Labour Inspectors have been able to issue what is known as an “enforceable undertaking” to an employer in...
General / July 25, 2017
Labour hire “contractors” held to be employees
The Employment Court has just released a full bench judgment... read more
The Employment Court has just released a full bench judgment ruling that two labour hire workers were actually employed by...
General / December 25, 2017