Published 2nd April 2020 Free template for staff agreement to pay changes for Isolation period Free webinar on How to pay your staff during isolation – Tuesday 7th April at 10am Executive...
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Isolation payments agreement template
With isolation protocols now in place many companies will have had to adjust peoples pay. However, you need to get their written permission to do this. The following template will help...
Top 6 tips on Home-working arrangements for business owners
Focus on outputs rather than hours For most people setting up a temporary home office arrangement will be, by definition, temporary i.e. working on the kitchen table, in the corner...
Tips on help your staff working from home due to COVID 19
Working from home now? Tips for success HRtoolkit Tips to Support your workers to ‘get into the groove’ of working from home. Many workplaces are trialling and preparing work from home...
COVID 19 free consultation document
With the changes to the COVID 19 subsidy scheme announced on Friday 27th and subsequent changes we are updating the consultation document to take account for these changes and will be...
BUSINESS TIPS TO HELP SME’S SURVIVE COVID -19
As businesses start to feel the pinch of COVID-19, here are some measures to assist you to adapt your current business practices, take advantage of the Government assistance, and how to...
Coronavirus and the Workplace 16 March 8am Update
With 8 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 (coronavirus), many New Zealand businesses are currently reviewing or preparing their infectious disease outbreak response plans, as part of their...
Enforced Rest and Meal Breaks – legislated from 6 May 2019
As of 6 May 2019, rest and meal breaks are to be more prescriptive. These are to be agreed between the employer and the employee. Where these rest and meal breaks cannot be agreed then the...
Help for Victims of Domestic Violence – New Employment Law 1 April 2018
The Domestic Violence-Victims' Protection Act came into effect on 1 April 2019. It aims to enhance legal protections in the workplace for people affected by domestic violence. This is a...
Restrictions on the use of the 90-Day Trial Period from 6 May 2019
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...
Yippee, death to Trial periods… and I bet you never thought you would hear me say that!
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?...
Increase in Paid Parental Leave
The Labour Government has made key changes to Parental Leave Law in New Zealand and we have updated two documents in our document library to ensure you have legally compliant documents and...