Employment Agreements
Do you have written agreements for every employee? The law changes constantly; when were yours last updated?
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Shima Grice
Victoria Brewer BA / LLB
Direct Line +64 7 928 2007 Email victoria.brewer@sharptudhope.co.nz Victoria is a senior solicitor in our Dispute Resolution team. She acts predominantly for clients in civil litigation. Victoria has significant trial experience having previously worked for four years at the Crown Solicitor's office in Wellington. There she acted for the Crown and public sector entities...
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Shima Grice
Jimmy Hoffa
In the old days all you needed was a handshake. Nowadays you need forty lawyers.
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Shima Grice
Relationship Property and Contracting Out Agreements and Pre-Nuptial Agreements
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (“the Act”) sets out the rules as to what is relationship property, what is separate property and how property is to be divided in the event of separation or death. The equal sharing regime is the underlying fundamental principle of the Act and it applies to married, de facto and...
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Karen Gravatt
Categories: Employment Law Articles
Immigration Law Change to Protect Migrant Workers
Stories about employers exploiting migrant workers by removing their passports, making them live in substandard housing and work for much less than the minimum wage have appeared with disheartening frequency in the media lately. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has issued warnings to a number of employers for exploitation and employment of...
Written by:
Janine McTainsh
Categories: Employment Law Articles