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The new year is often a time of reflection, stock-taking, and goal-setting. As holidays and festive season revelries fade into memory, we turn our attention to the year ahead.

The past year hasn’t been an easy one for many Kiwi businesses and their employees.

The coalition government has announced a "modest increase" to the national minimum wage, raising it to $23.50 an hour from 1 April 2025.

A private member’s bill introduced to parliament in November 2024 seeks to change the Employment Relations Act to allow employers to initiate negotiations with employees to end the employment

The government has announced proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act that will set a $180,000 income cap for pursuing unjustified dismissal personal grievances - something we haven’t seen

The government has announced a proposed update to the Employment Relations Act that will give more weight to an employee’s behaviour when awarding remedies for personal grievance claims.

As a business owner, you know how difficult it can be to take time off. The to-do lists never seem to end, and the constant thinking about your business and staff can make it nearly impossible to

In the years since the Covid pandemic, there has been a lot of talk about “quiet quitting” - when employees disengage and do the bare minimum without actually leaving their job.

But there's a

As the end of the year looms into view, it’s a perfect opportunity to review and enhance your employment and people management practices so you can ensure you finish the year strongly and can look

For several decades, the workplace has been dominated by Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) and Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) employees. As we see these generations in