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Leah Norman
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Thinking of doing away with your Dress Code Policy?
Employers are under pressure to break away from the requirement for formal business attire or uniform standards in an effort to become...
Leah Norman
Jul 15, 20212 min read
The use of texting in the Employment Relationship
Clearly, mobile phones have, and will continue to, change the way we communicate with each other, including in the workplace, and text...
Leah Norman
Jun 3, 20212 min read
PRIDE in our NZ Workplaces
Are you doing enough for your LGBTQI employees? June is a very big month as it celebrates and highlights issues concerning many...
Leah Norman
May 13, 20214 min read
Can you spot poor mental health in your employees?
With the stress and strain of the modern workplace, more and more of our clients are reporting experiences of being approached by their...
Leah Norman
Apr 2, 20212 min read
Bereavement Leave Updates
In March of this year, Parliament unanimously passed the Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act (No 2) 2019, which is...
Leah Norman
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Accepting Resignations
An employee might resign from their employment for any number of reasons; to move on to other employment opportunities, to go back to...
Leah Norman
Feb 1, 20213 min read
Mondayised Public Holidays - How they work
Mondayised public holidays have been around for a long time when it comes to Christmas and New Year. In 2014 the government decided that...
Leah Norman
Jan 21, 20214 min read
I QUIT!
Dealing with a "heat of the moment" resignation Heated discussions, frank exchanges of views and what can best be described as "major...
Leah Norman
Dec 7, 20202 min read
'Tis the season of giving - Gift giving in the Workplace
Workplace gift giving can be a blessing and a curse for employers. On the one hand it brings out the generous, team-oriented qualities in...
Leah Norman
Nov 2, 20203 min read
Privacy Act 2020
A lot has changed since the Privacy Act first came into effect in 1993, including the evolving use of the internet and data storage. A...
Leah Norman
Oct 16, 20205 min read
Hungover Employees?
What can you do to minimise the chance your employees show up to work sporting a hangover? And, what to do when they do? For many of us,...
Leah Norman
Sep 30, 20205 min read
Thinking of selling your business?
What do you need to tell your staff? And when? We've recently been assisting a client in the sale of their business, and thought that...
Leah Norman
Sep 7, 20203 min read
Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori ano - Māori Language Week 2020
This year Māori Language Day is celebrated on September 14 and commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Māori language petition to...
Leah Norman
Aug 6, 20205 min read
Fixing your fixed term agreements
Recently we have been fielding a number of enquiries about Fixed Term Agreements, the early termination of these and whether or not they...
Leah Norman
Jul 16, 20203 min read
Restructuring and Redundancy in a Covid environment
In these uncertain times, redundancies and restructures are quickly becoming a reality for many businesses. Without being alarmist, who...
Leah Norman
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Employee Holidays - what records do I need to keep?
As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to accurately record the employee’s Holiday and Leave entitlements in a “Holiday and...
Leah Norman
Jun 24, 20203 min read
Health & Safety in times of Covid, and beyond.
There is no doubting that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on businesses in different ways, but the one thing that has been...
Leah Norman
May 20, 20202 min read
Running a disciplinary or performance management process during lockdown (and beyond)
Addressing employee misconduct and performance issues during the Government’s Alert Level 4 lockdown, doesn’t mean that employers are...
Leah Norman
Apr 9, 20204 min read
Working from Home - H&S Considerations
For many of our clients, COVID-19 has turned their homes, and the homes of many of their employees into place of work and many employers...
Leah Norman
Mar 18, 20204 min read
Coronavirus - Details of Economic Support Package
Finance Minister, Grant Robertson announced that the Government has made available $12.1billion COVID-19 economic support package which...
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