Employment law
25 November 2010
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Chapman Tripp comments on employment law changes.
04 April 2011
The Government’s employment law changes came into effect on 1 April 2011. This Brief Counsel focuses on the key practical issues that flow from the new amendments.
This advice is necessarily generic and is not a substitute for specific advice in relation to your particular circumstances.
25 November 2010
The amendments to the Employment Relations Act and Holidays Act were passed by Parliament yesterday and now only need the royal assent to become law, likely to be early next week. This Brief Counsel summarises the key additional policy changes since our earlier publications.
05 October 2010
The Government’s decision to extend the 90 day trial period for new employees to all workplaces from 1 April next year has generated strong political debate and condemnation from the union movement.
31 August 2010
Chapman Tripp Principal Geoff Bevan says the 90 day probation scheme does not give employers the ability to fire at will, after the Employment Court found a pharmacy worker Heather Smith had been unjustifiably dismissed three weeks after signing a contract for employment.
27 August 2010
The Employment Court, in the first significant case dealing with the 90 day trial period, has sent an implied warning to employers that they need to be very careful in how they use the provision. This Brief Counsel looks at the decision and examines its implications.
20 August 2010
Two Bills giving effect to the Government’s package of workplace changes recently passed their first reading, and were sent to select committee. Public submissions on the Employment Relations Bill close on 13 September 2010, with submissions on the Holidays Amendment Bill closing on 17 September 2010. A select committee report is expected in early November. This Brief Counsel provides a user-friendly guide to the Employment Relations Bill and Holidays Amendment Bill both of which are scheduled to come into force on 1 April next year.
20 July 2010
The employment law changes announced by the Prime Minister at the weekend are not radical but will bring some real improvements for employers. This Brief Counsel looks at the reform agenda and, although details are light so far, provides a preliminary assessment of some of the likely implications.
13 November 2008
The incoming National administration isn’t promising wholesale changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000. National’s proposed reforms are targeting five key areas.