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HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF TAURANGA

Tauranga is growing at a pace we have never seen before. This means our city needs to plan for and invest in infrastructure, land supply for housing and development must keep pace with this. Tauranga City Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council/Smartgrowth have each respectively released the following consultation documents:  Tauranga Urban Strategy (TUS)…

Written by: Brooke Courtney
Categories: City Planning | Property Law | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

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, and that employees are paid their legal entitlements. Aulack operated a kiwifruit picking contract business. Following an investigation by a Labour Inspector, Aulack was found...
Written by: Shima Grice
Categories: SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | 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

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS – CONTRACT AND COMMERCIAL LAW ACT 2017

The Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 ("CCL Act") is set to make some practical changes to a wide range of commercial contracts and will come into force on 1 September 2017. The purpose of the CCL Act is to modernise and consolidate 11 commercial contract statutes into a single piece of legislation under the...
Written by: Paul Milne
Categories: Law Changes | SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

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 not suitable for someone planning to take long periods of "time off for parenting". While many employers may feel this way, discrimination when recruiting can...
Written by: Shima Grice
Categories: SMEs (Small to Medium Businesses) | Topical issues

SKILLED MIGRANT CATEGORY RULES CHANGE AGAIN

The latest raft of changes in the Government's reset of the permanent visa categories were announced in April 2017. These changes bring an income threshold for applications under the Skilled Migrant Category for residence. Jobs that are considered skilled must meet the New Zealand median income of $48,859 a year. The other threshold is set...
Written by: Michelle Urquhart
Categories: 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
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