As a business owner, you have a legal obligation to: Provide a safe working environmentAct in good faith in the best interests of your company Irrespective of which side of the vaccination...
Do I have to have a No Jab No Job policy?
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Covid-19
We will endeavour to ensure that only current information is listed here, however please check the date of publication as due to the speed of changes to advice from the Government during isolation, some documents may be out of date.
Can You Do Us A Favour… From One Small Business To Another?
We’re determined to help as many businesses as we can through these tough times and will continue to offer a range of free resources to help you successfully navigate the impacts of COVID-19, however as a small business ourselves we are not immune to the economic fallout.
So what we’re asking is this… if you’ve found these free resources helpful or attended a webinar and thought it was valuable, please consider investing in our Complete DIY HR Toolkit. Not only will you be helping us, but the templates you’ll find within it will be essential as your business gets back to work following the lockdown, as unfortunately the side effects of COVID-19 will likely continue for some time.
We understand that for some businesses this won’t be possible, but for those that can we’d certainly appreciate it!
Can I mandate compulsory vaccines?
Back in April, I sent a newsletter advising that you can’t make it compulsory for someone to have a COVID Vaccination. This advice has NOT changed. However, the acceptance...
Consult, Consult, Consult
Well, we are back at level 4 and everything crossed that the go hard, go fast approach will keep delta contained, and Lockdown short.What have we learnt from last year?Obviously, when we...
Can you make COVID Vaccinations Compulsory
No, you can’t make this compulsory. Under the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 everyone has the right to refuse to undergo medical treatment. However, and this is where It gets more...
Varying terms of employment and are they willing and able to work?
As of 12 noon on the 12th August Auckland went back to Level 3 restrictions and the rest of NZ went to Level 2. Sadly, the reality is that the likelihood of further outbreaks in the...
Do I need to pay people during the COVID resurgence ?
Obviously, Auckland is back up to Level 3, and the rest of the country is at Level 2 as of midday today (12th August 2020). So the question being asked is do I have to pay people for the...
Recorded Webinar – Flexible Working Contracts
How to set up legally compliant employment agreements to deal with flexible working arrangements. Including low guaranteed hours agreements, and work from home agreements, and how to...
Recorded Webinar – Redundancy and Restructuring 24 April 10am
This webinar will step you through the steps you need to take in order to restructure your business, particularly in light of the COVID 19 situation. We will also cover what you need to be...
Recorded Webinar – Courageous Conversation
Whether it is making staff redundant, managing staff performance, or dealing with reluctant payers, as a business owner there are liable to be a lot of courageous conversations that you...
COVID 19 – 12 Week Variation Letter
As at the 15th April it is looking hopeful that we will be downgraded from Alert Level 4 at some time in the not too far distant future. However, Level’s 3, 2 and 1 also include...
COVID 19 – Some Staff Redundant Consultancy Template
The guidance remains from the government that it is better to pay staff the subsidy payment, than make people redundant. However, unfortunately, for some businesses the daily rising costs...
COVID 19 – All Staff Redundant Consultation Letter Template
The guidance remains from the government that it is better to pay staff the subsidy payment than make people redundant. However, unfortunately, for some businesses the daily rising costs...
