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Fair Payment Agreements Bill
The Fair Pay Agreements Bill (“the Bill”) has passed its first reading. Submissions on the Bill are open until 19 May 2022. If passed in

Employment Law Update
It has been a busy start to 2022, and in-keeping with the prevailing theme over the last two years, there have been several important updates

COVID-19 – Permitted work for Close Contacts
As most will know, COVID-19 is quickly growing in prevalence within the community, and the New Zealand Government has been taking steps to address the

COVID-19 – Rapid Antigen Testing
Following the country’s move into the COVID-19 Protection Framework, seemingly away from the elimination strategy, and the growing threat of Omicron and other variants which

COVID-19 Government Financial Support/Pay for Isolating Staff
COVID-19 Government Financial Support for Isolating Staff With Omicron now in the community, employees may need to self-isolate at home due to COVID-19 or while

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Order 2021
All of New Zealand will move to the COVID-19 Protection Framework (“Traffic Light System”) at 11.59pm on Thursday, 2 December 2021. At this time, the