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AUSTRALIAN INSOLVENCY REFORMS TO IMPACT ON NEW ZEALAND BUSINESSES

This article is co-authored by Richard Hoare and Ryan McMaster and includes input from our friends at Australian Law firm, Sierra Legal. Sierra Legal was a 2018 Australasian Law Awards finalist for Boutique Firm of the Year https://www.sierralegal.com.au/ What has changed? Last July, Australia made changes to its insolvency laws with the aim of enhancing the…

Written by: Richard Hoare
Categories: Corporate / Commercial

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 union rights. Proposed changes to individual employment agreements include: Restricting the use of 90-day trial periods to employers with fewer than 20 employees. Reinstating the...
Written by: Shima Grice
Categories: Corporate / Commercial | Law Changes | Topical issues

STAY SHARP AUGUST 2017

With the closure of Baywave TECT Acquatic & Leisure Centre this week for urgent seismic remedial work, Hamish Murray's article on strong rules for weak buildings will interest those involved with commercial buildings. There's also a number of law changes we would like clients to be aware of, including increased reporting requirements around any money...
Written by: Janine McTainsh
Categories: Corporate / Commercial | Law Changes | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS UPDATE – STAGE 3

In 2015 an array of amendments was made to the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA), to be implemented in three stages, namely on 1 December 2015, 1 September 2016, and 31 March 2017. Stage 3 amendments On 31 March 2017 the new retentions regime for constructions contracts came into force, which requires the payer to...
Written by: James Hakaria
Categories: Corporate / Commercial | Law Changes | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

MBIE WILL ENFORCE A MIGRANT EMPLOYMENT BAN ON EMPLOYERS WHO BREACH EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

From 1 April 2017, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will enforce stand down periods for employing migrants for any employer who incurs employment standards-related penalties. This new regime is designed to protect migrant workers from exploitation.  This group of employees are more vulnerable than domestic workers who enjoy protection from the existing...
Written by: Michelle Urquhart
Categories: Corporate / Commercial | Law Changes | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

EMPLOYMENT LAW – ADDRESSING THE GENDER PAY GAP

How do you address the gender pay gap? This is the question the Joint Working Group on Pay Equity Principles (the JWG) had to answer when it was established by the government in 2015. This group consists of government, employer and union representatives and was tasked with recommending equal pay principles for government consideration. The...
Written by: Shima Grice
Categories: Corporate / Commercial | Law Changes | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

PENALTY PAYMENTS UNDER CONTRACTS

Anybody who enters into contracts as part of a construction contract will be familiar with the idea of "liquidated damages". These clauses outline the amount of money which is payable by a party who breaches the contract. The amount payable under a liquidated damages clause is meant to be a genuine pre-estimate of the damage...
Written by: Janine McTainsh
Categories: Corporate / Commercial | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues
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