Show me the honey – fair process is critical in dealing with personal grievances
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An employee of a Manuka honey producer does dodgy deals, but still gets $18,000 personal grievance payout for botched termination. … Read More
COVID-19 vaccination mandate: complicated for employers but great for employment lawyers
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A new bill will make terminating a person’s employment on the grounds of vaccination status a lot more costly for employers.… Read More
Vaccination mandate continues to widen
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Over the past three days we have seen several key developments in COVID-19 employment law that will likely affect the future operation of your business. … Read More
Government vaccine mandate for education and health and disability sectors
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Teachers, GPs, nurses, midwives and aged-care workers will all required to be vaccinated under an imminent Government mandate.… Read More
#Cancelled – Can you fire an employee when a social media post goes viral?
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Employers are right to be concerned about the reputational risks brought by employees’ controversial personal posts – but what can be done?… Read More
Employee rights are paramount, even – or especially – in a pandemic
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Snells Beach Café ordered to pay over $136,000 for abruptly sacking employees just before New Zealand’s first alert-level 4 lockdown in 2020.… Read More
Top tips for flexible working success
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When it comes to staff working remotely, keeping connected is essential. Here’s some top tips for flexible working success.… Read More
Fair Pay Agreements – fair enough?
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FPAs, designed to lift workers’ pay and improve terms of employment on a sector by sector basis, are on the way.… Read More
Business in a (COVID-19) bubble
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With two NZ travel bubbles now fully operational, Kiwis are finally able to take off on a long-awaited holiday. For employers, this raises some questions as to how to manage employees’ personal and work-related travel.… Read More
Public sector wage freeze could backfire
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Public sector wage freeze may result in workplace churn, disengaged public servants, writes David Grindle.… Read More