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Breaks are important and all employees are entitled to rest and meal breaks but how can you control when these breaks happen so that you maintain an effective workforce?

Fixed-term contracts can be a good way of hiring someone if you don’t need a permanent staff member but there are rules.

We’ve been hearing about a frighteningly high number of workplace incidents involving people losing their fingers this year, resulting in some large fines and over half a million dollars in fines and reparations collectively.

90-day trial periods can now be used by all businesses, large and small. But there are rules!

Work life balance can be a juggling act. 88% of working professionals are more likely to consider a flexible role.

What the Governments proposed changes to the Holidays Act may look like.

Not one, but two workplace incidents hit the headlines in the last week of February, and several more since. Are you across your obligations and actively managing workplace risks? If you need advice on workplace policies and health and safety, get in touch, we can help.

Selling a business can be a very complicated process when it comes to managing your obligations under New Zealand Employment Law.