Many of you would be aware that when the labour-led coalition was voted into government, they had pledged to put in place a number of drastic changes to the employment relations scene in NZ. Well, they haven't held back and…
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has just published a booklet entitled: Holidays Act 2003 - Guidance on Annual Holidays and Related Provisions. A long and painful read, no doubt, but certainly this should prove to be a…
This is an extract from a blog post that I had prepared last year that should still be very relevant to any business in the lead-up to Christmas. 1. Shut-down period - If you are going to close down…
Working over the Christmas period - how does it work? A word about work and Public Holidays – The Holidays Act, dictates how employees should be paid on public holidays, depending on whether they actually work on that day and,…
The 90-day trial period has been part of NZ's employment landscape for a few years already and it has been used by countless employers to end the employment of new recruits who would have not worked out for one reason…
The penny has finally dropped! It has finally been officially recognised that the Holiday's Act is not an easy piece of Legislation to work with! Come on ...... is anyone genuinely surprised by this revelation? The reality is that countless people, be…
Some background Mr Greer was an experienced ski patroller, who had already worked for the Temple Basin during a previous skiing season. Some time around May 2014 he agreed to work with them again as a senior ski patroller. The…
It is always good practice to prepare yourself and your business well in advance before the mad rush really begins. Here are some things to keep in mind: 1. Public Holidays - These are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's…
"He's just hopeless! He must go ..... now!"...... How often have we heard words to this effect, or perhaps even shouted them out in frustration ourselves? All too frequently poor performers are allowed to get away with it for far…
Imagine catching an employee red-handed, with their hands literally in the till taking money that was not for them to take. Or witnessing one member of staff physically beating up another or abusing a customer. Or perhaps, heaven forbid, having…
