Employment Law Articles Archives - Page 2 of 7

Weaponizing personal grievances – is it time to rethink employment claims in New Zealand?

For a long time, employers in New Zealand have complained of ‘shake-down’ type claims, where a disgruntled former employee raises a personal grievance which has very little prospect of success,…

Employee isolation – Employer obligations updated

With New Zealand now in the Covid-19 traffic light system, employers want certainty in relation to leave entitlements and payments for employees that must isolate. To understand what entitlements employees…

Employee isolation – Employer obligations explained

With New Zealand now in the Covid-19 traffic light system, employers want certainty in relation to leave entitlements and payments for employees that must isolate. To understand what entitlements employees…

Directors personally liable for breach of the Employment Relations Act 2000

A recent Court of Appeal decision found that the Directors of Southern Taxis Ltd were personally liable for the unpaid minimum entitlements of Southern Taxi’s employees. The judgment confirmed that…

New laws for employers dismissing unvaccinated employees

Employers have been grappling with the issue of vaccination in the workplace and what they should do when dismissing an unvaccinated employee. The COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill is intended…

Fair Pay Agreements and the potential impact on business

One of the employment law reforms proposed by the Government was the introduction of “Fair Pay Agreements” (FPAs). An FPA would set minimum employment terms and conditions for all workers…

Sick leave entitlements are increasing – are you ready?

On 24 May 2021, the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Act 2021 (“the Act”) received the Royal Assent. It comes into force on 24 July 2021. What does this mean?…

Changes To Employment Law Are Here – With More To Come

Employers need to be aware of what changes are here and what lies ahead, particularly in relation to employees’ leave and the report of the Holidays Act Working Group. Holidays…

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…

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…