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Ending a person’s employment can be a bit of a minefield. You know, disagreements, high emotions, personal grievance claims that can lead to mediation or court cases - the sorts of things all

Aotearoa New Zealand has been battling many extreme weather events recently with flooding, power cuts, building damage, and disruption to roads, transport and supply links causing major issues and

Imagine, it's 2025 and you're about to file your organisation’s first mandatory gender pay gap reporting with MBIE. You saw this in the news, but never really gave it much thought.

Most people tend to underuse rather than overuse their entitlement to paid sick leave - 10 days a year for most employees. But occasionally, employers have to deal with people who request or use so

In case you missed the recent headline news that could’ve come from a Margaret Atwood novel: six former Gloriavale members have won their Employment Court case to be classed as employees for the work

In our ongoing series of articles on fundamental HR and people management practices, we take a look at the cornerstone document of the employment relationship: the employment agreement.

Sometimes, an employee may feel that things at work are so bad - maybe their boss is treating them really unfairly or hasn’t done anything to remedy issues the person has raised - that they have no

Sick leave is paid time off work when an employee is sick or injured, or their spouse, partner, dependent child or other dependent is unwell or injured.

It's winter, there are many illnesses around,

The recent high-profile case of media personality, Tova O'Brien, challenging the restraint of trade in her employment agreement has shone a light on these clauses and what they can be used for.