The new Fair pay agreement Bill has now been opened for submissions and I would strongly recommend that you have your say. Submissions can be made on the Parliament Website...
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Mandates are Gone so does this mean no jab is also gone? No
Though it was great headline stuff, the reality is that all the government actually did was hand the decision over to Employers about how they manage the health and safety risk of COVID...
Protecting your business against a close contact event
I have just published some new documents on the website which will be of use to you all: A Covid Response pack – including key lines and covering what you need to know about how to...
More Challenges ahead for 2022
Well, late 2021 felt like there may be light at the end of the tunnel, but then we heard Omricon, and the reality is that it is unlikely that Omricon will be the last variant. On top...
Do I have to have a No Jab No Job policy?
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...
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...
Do I need to update my employment agreement with change in sick leave?
With the increase in sick leave taking effect this week, and a large volume of case law changes, and proposed further changes in legislation I have taken this opportunity to do a major...
Fact and Fiction about Employment law changes June 2021
Whatever your political views on the speed and extent of the changes in legislation currently being proposed there is quick a lot of mis-information about what is happening and what is...
Don’t recruit Mini-Me!
Would you make a $130K expenditure decision without doing your research? For most of us (who plan to stay in business), the answer will be no.As an absolute minimum, any recruitment...
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...
Yippee, its bonus time
We all love a bonus, so they are a fantastic motivational tool. Often giving a far greater return on effort than is necessarily commensurate with the actual monetary value...