Employment law
Our employment lawyers provide constructive advice and pragmatic solutions for all employment, health and safety, and education law issues. We have advised and represented both employers and employees in workplace conflict and dispute resolution.
We provide cost effective specialist advice on the following matters:
- Disciplinary processes and performance management
- Personal grievances for unjustified dismissal, disadvantage and suspension
- Redundancy and restructuring
- Employment agreements and workplace policies
- Collective bargaining and disputes
- Minimum employment standards including Holidays Act
- Workplace bullying and investigations
- Health and safety
- Restraints of trade, confidentiality and intellectual property
- Privacy issues
- Holidays Act compliance
- Human rights and discrimination
- Representation at Mediation, Employment Relations Authority, Employment Court and the Human Rights Commission
- Education law and Education Council investigations
Read our articles on employment law
90-day Trial Period Clauses – Safety Warning
While seen by some to be an easy way to exit employees who do not align with the business before they become embedded, 90-day trial period clauses are not without risk if not approached with care. This article steps through some tips on how to effectively incorporate 90-day trial clauses into your business.
Personal Liability as an Employer? Damn straight.
Many ‘employers’ in New Zealand, operate under a corporate identity through a limited liability company. There is a common assumption if a company becomes insolvent, that directors or those that influence or control the company, are protected by the ‘corporate veil’ – and can avoid personal consequences. In some circumstances, as this article explores, this common assumption is wrong.
