5 Biggest Mistakes Employers Make When Hiring Staff We employers work hard! We deserve to attract, develop and retain the best possible employees. Hiring the right staff can be fraught with difficulty. It’s easy to make mistakes during the hiring process. Avoid these five mistakes, and you’ll be well on your way to finding the right…
Employment Agreements Protect Your Business – Here’s How! Employment Contract Law may seem complicated and the last thing any employer wants to do is to end up in court defending Personal Grievances that could have been avoided. The best place to start is with a sound Individual Employment Agreement (IEA). Professionally written IEA’s safeguard employers…
How to Get Ready to a Disciplinary Meeting A basic guide for Employers and Employees when investigating an employee’s actions, alleged misconduct or serious conduct. Prior to the Investigative (Disciplinary) Meeting Employers should notify their employee preferably in writing: The specific allegation The likely consequences if the allegation is established. The clauses of the employment…
Unravelling Public Holiday Payments and Christmas Shutdowns Public Holiday Payments If you close down your business over the Christmas and New Year period, and that period includes Public Holidays, your Employees are entitled to be paid for any Public Holidays that fall on those days of the week they would normally work. Christmas Day and…
Restructure & Redundancy IT’S A PROCESS If you own or manage a business that has been affected financially by Covid or some other reason, and you need to reduce your costs further, you may be considering a restructure of your team. This can be a daunting decision to process and we often hear from business…
GUEST BLOG – The Emotion Behind a Restructure We are speaking to many businesses throughout New Zealand who are unsure whether the solution for their business right now is to restructure. For most, it feels daunting; there is a genuine fear of getting it wrong and ending up with an even more daunting legal bill. Worse than…
3 Top Tips To Prevent Personal Grievances Personal Grievance!- two words that send terror up the spines of employers! Firstly, here’s 4 actions by an employer that will not support an employee’s claim for a personal grievance. Inconsiderate conduct by the employer which makes the employee unhappy or resentful. Impoliteness from the employer (in the…
There’s Three Sides To Every Employment Matter An Employment Court Judge stated “There’s three sides to every story,”: The employer’s side The employee’s side The Facts The first thing an employment lawyer will do is gather the facts. So texts, letters, emails and diary notes are a good starting point. While we start with your…