Posts by Shima Grice

While You Were In Lockdown – Employment Law Changes You May Have Missed

If you spent lockdown managing staff, subsidies and the financial impact on your business, chances are you may have overlooked some important changes to employment law. With businesses getting back…

What Will Alert Level 3 Mean For Your Business?

NZ moves to alert level 3 at 11.59pm Monday 27th April, so we have outlined what this means in practical terms for businesses able to get back to work. What…

Employment Law Update – Top 10 Covid-19 Questions Answered

With the country half way through the 4th week of lockdown, here are some of the most common queries we have received: Can I make staff use sick leave during…

What’s New In Employment Law

The Labour government came in with a long to-do list of changes to employment law. In this article co-authored by Shima Grice and Lucy Nolan we look at what has…

Employment Law Update – Several Changes For Employers

Several employment law changes came into effect on May 6. Individual employment agreements that are not in writing are now an infringement offence under the Employment Relations (Infringement Offences) Regulations…

Employment Law Update

The employment law landscape is changing, with amendments to the Employment Relations Act and the implementation of the Domestic Violence Victims’ Protection Act 2018, which comes into effect on 1 April 2019. So what…

Record-keeping And Wages Under The Microscope – Poor Administration Can Be Costly

A recent Employment Relations Authority case, Labour Inspector v Aulack Enterprises Limited, highlights the importance of ensuring that all employees have compliant employment agreements, that your wage and time records are accurate,…

Employment Law Changes Are On Their Way

The Employment Relations Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament last week. It contains provisions rolling back the last government’s changes to individual terms of employment and to collective bargaining and…

What Will The New Government Mean For Employment Law

A Labour-led government means we will see a number of changes to the employment law landscape. Some of their policies likely to affect you include: Changes to minimum employment rights…

Recruitment – Be Discerning, Not Discriminatory

A recent story in the NZ Herald highlights a common mistake many employers make when recruiting staff. An advertisement placed by an Auckland vet clinic suggested that the position was…