If you are a company with less than 20 employees – there is no change. You are able to continue using the 90 day trial period with confidence, with one note of censure - your 90 day trial...
January saw great headlines about the end to trial periods and return of the workers right. But since then there has been radio silence, so what is actually happening? Where is the Bill?...
NB this article is equally applicable to employees and Independent Contractors Restraints of trade definitely have a bad reputation as being unenforceable, and I have heard many horror...
At HRtoolkit, we frequently hear that it’s almost impossible censure or dismiss bad staff in New Zealand, however employment law gives us good framework to manage a misconduct or dismissal...
Earlier this month we wrote an article on Grey Advice, navigating the grey areas of Employment Law. Usually the Law is black and white, but the test of reasonableness and the requirement...
Human resources is all about those grey areas; assessing risk and giving advice on navigating between the black and white of employment law. The test of reasonableness and the requirement...
At HRtoolkit we work with a wide variety of clients, including several age care institutions. One of these clients identified that the legislative environment in which they were working...
This week, we have some advice on what to do if you find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing to end an employment relationship under the trial period legislation. Many...
At HRtoolkit, we met a client with an employee who shouted and intimidated another team member. It was an obvious situation of bullying, but the stories about this guy were legend....
At HRtoolkit, we frequently hear that it’s almost impossible to discipline staff in New Zealand. This is an absolute myth as there are only three legal requirements for a successful...
Dealing with an employee on sick leave or ACC with an uncertain prognosis of recovery can be frustrating for everyone. And however much you may want to, it may be impossible to keep your...
When considering a discipline or grievance issue, what is a fair and reasonable decision? 1. Did you investigate the issue? 2. Did your employee understand the consequence of their...
