The Role of Mediation in Resolving Employment Disputes
Mediation is a valuable tool for resolving employment disputes without resorting to costly and time-consuming litigation…
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Understanding Personal Grievances: Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities
Receiving a personal grievance from an employee or ex-employee can be stressful and challenging…
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Rules Regarding Redundancy: Legal Obligations and Fair Processes for Employers
Redundancy can be a challenging process for everyone, whether you are the employer or the employee…
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Proposed Employment Law Reform: High Earners May Lose Right to Raise Unjustified Dismissal Claims
New Zealand’s employment law, with new provisions to be introduced via the Employment Relations Amendment Bill.
Edwards Sluiters – Employment Lawyers Expands to Christchurch with New Office Opening
Edwards Sluiters – Employment Lawyers is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Christchurch, New Zealand. This expansion marks an exciting milestone in the firm’s growth and enhances its ability to provide expert employment law services to clients across the South Island.The Christchurch office will be headed by Senior Associate Zachary Pentecost,
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Increased Certainty for Independent Contractor Relationships is Coming
The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden announced amendments will be made to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”) to increase certainty for parties to an independent contractor relationship. Currently, whether a worker is considered to be an independent contractor performing work based on a contract for services or an employee employed
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Edwards Law Announces Rebranding to Edwards Sluiters Employment Lawyers
Edwards Law – Employment Law Specialists is excited to announce its rebranding to Edwards Sluiters Employment Lawyers, effective immediately. This update reflects the firm’s continued commitment to excellence in employment law and highlights the outstanding contribution of Aishleen Sluiters, who holds a key leadership role within the firm. Aishleen has a track record of delivering
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Probationary periods
Employers will appreciate that there are risks when hiring new employees. Whilst background checks and interview processes have their place, an employer does not really know the suitability of an employee until they commence employment. This is where trial periods and probationary periods have their place. Now all employers can use trial periods, it is
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90-day personal grievance timeframe
As all employers should know, there is a 90-day timeframe for employees to raise a personal grievance, unless the grievance relates to alleged sexual harassment in which case there is a 12-month timeframe (see our previous article on this, here). There can be debate on when the 90-day timeframe begins, especially when the employee has
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Minimum wage increase
From 1 April 2024, the adult minimum wage rate is set to increase from $22.70 per hour to $23.15 per hour – an increase of 2%. The starting out and training minimum wage rates are also set to increase by 2%, from $18.16 per hour to $18.52 per hour. As always, employers must ensure that
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