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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

COVID-19 Protection Framework – The Next Era in New Zealand’s Pandemic Response
On 26 November 2021, the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Act 2021 (“Act”) came into force, which lays the groundwork for the Traffic Light Framework which

COVID-19 Public Health Response Order Updates – Mandatory Vaccinations/Testing
At 11:59pm last night (22 October 2021), the Government issued the legal order putting into effect the mandatory vaccination orders announced on 11 October 2021.

Employer Awarded Over $800,000 In Damages After Employees Acted In Competition During Employment
On 5 October 2021, the Employment Court (“Court”) released its determination in Smith City (Southern) Limited (in Receivership) v Claxton [2021] NZEmpC 169, regarding two former employees,