Responding to a Personal Grievance Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers If a personal grievance is raised with an employer, it is important that the employer responds to the personal grievance in a well considered and strategic way. Continue reading
Federated Farmers Employment Contract Disputes Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers The Federated Farmers Employment Contract is commonly used by farmer employers. We represent employers in employment disputes where problems arise with these contracts. The correct preparation and execution of the Federated Farmers Employment Agreement is important for the farmer employers that use them. Continue reading
Identification of Employer Unfair Dismissal Unfair Dismissal Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers Where there is confusion or ambiguity of the identity of the employer the legal test requires an objective observation of the employment relationship at its outset with knowledge of all relevant communications between employer and employee. Continue reading
150A Payment on resolution of problem and Advocates' GST Invoices are lawful No Win No Fee No Win No Fee Employment Lawyers Employment Lawyers Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers Parties can agree that an advocate is paid directly by the employer in terms of an s 149 record of settlement. "Payment" excludes legal or advocacy services where such service is a separate term of the settlement and a GST invoice for a defined sum is provided to the other party. Continue reading
No Win No Fee For Employers No Win No Fee No Win No Fee Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Lawyers Employment Lawyers There are a lot of employers who think that "No Win, No Fee" is an arrangement available to their business in defending a personal grievance or other claims. Continue reading
Employer ERA Costs ERA Costs ERA Costs Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers When an employer wins an Employment Relations Authority case the employer's costs might have been tens of thousands of dollars, but claiming it all back against the employee is near impossible. Continue reading
PSPLA Workplace Investigation Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers The New Zealand employment law scene still suffers with its unlicenced employment investigators. Many untrained workplace investigators who front themselves primarily as Human Resources consultants are holding themselves out as being investigator to the employer in employment investigations where they receive valuable consideration for doing so. A recent Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (PSPLA) decision has confirmed the restriction on this practice where the investigator does not hold a licence. Continue reading
Unreasonable Employment Lawyer Costs ERA Costs ERA Costs Employment Lawyers Employment Lawyers Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers Employers beware of high employment lawyer fees when defending a personal grievance claim. Continue reading
Wage Subsidy Covid-19 Employment Law Advice For Employers Employment Law Advice For Employers Covid 19 Covid 19 The New Zealand Covid-19 Wage Subsidy is designed to subsidise the employer in paying wages to their employees. Breaches of the Wages Protection Act. Continue reading