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The long-held view that an employer should not rely on a ‘heat of the moment’ resignation but allow the employee the opportunity to ‘cool off’ and reconsider their position, has been over-turned by a ...

Minor workplace grievances are increasingly building to an "explosion" point because employees aren't equipped to tackle them early on, and hybrid working only exacerbates the problem because professi...

In Australia, an employer has been ordered to pay a manager more than $2.25 million in compensation, penalties and costs after its CEO effectively destroyed her life. The Hawkesbury Race Club marketin...

Obviously it’s early days yet as the Bill has only had its first reading. Recently the Minister of Workplace Relations said he doesn’t expect the legislation to be passed much before the end of the year; and he doesn’t expect the first FPA to take effect before the end of 2023, or perhaps early in 2024. 

On 1 July 2022, the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 replaces the Protected Disclosures Act 2020. 

The process of establishing better rights for contractors has started.  A Tripartite Working Group comprising MBIE, CTU and Business NZ has recommended a set of policy changes to improve how regulator...

Announced without much fanfare on 1 April, the Living Wage effective from 1 September 2022 will be $23.65.

It’s becoming very clear that unless we snap out of negative thoughts about COVID and get back to some normality, the economy is going to remain sluggish in many sectors for longer, negative attitudes about returning to the workplace are likely to become more entrenched; and more people may suffer mental health impacts.

The following are public holidays, but Easter Sunday is not.

• April 15  - Good Friday
• April 18  - Easter Monday
• April 25 – ANZAC Day

Entitlements are straight forward this year because Anzac Day doesn't fall on a Saturday or Sunday.

Parental leave is a major feature of workplaces and can provide employers with a competitive edge in the labour market when it comes to attracting and retaining talent. 

The recent case of Tova O’Brien and Discovery NZ Limited reinforces that appropriately crafted restraints in employment agreements can be successfully enforced.