90-day trial period laws were introduced some years ago now and employers should have the hang of them. However, we still see plenty of cases where employers are getting it wrong.… Read More
We are in a period of significant uncertainty for both employers and employees. This article takes stock of what has changed, and looks ahead at what is likely to come.… Read More
In this issue: employment matters, the Privacy Bill 2018 and land covenants.… Read More
With any employee misbehaviour – take a moment to cool off and consider how serious the behaviour actually was (and follow a fair process).… Read More
Health and Safety is often looked at as a compliance cost, or a hindrance. It’s harder to dismiss when a failure to take it seriously results in a death, and over $700,000 in fines and payments from the business.… Read More
Congratulations to Simon Davies-Colley and Heidi Mackey on their promotions to Senior Associate and Senior Lawyer respectively, effective 1 April 2019.… Read More
The Government’s Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act gives new entitlements to victims of domestic violence and puts strict obligations on their employers.… Read More
When an employer fires an employee for misconduct but gets the process wrong, the first thing they tend to ask us is “Doesn’t the employee’s bad behaviour matter at all?”.… Read More
The reality is that firing somebody, and the way an employer goes about it, can have a significant impact on an employee and even result in serious medical effects.… Read More
As with a healthy relationship of any kind, mutual satisfaction between an employer and an employee relies on communication.… Read More