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Employment - Employers

Employment law changes like the weather. Stay on top of constantly shifting employment law. Make sure you are prepared for any eventuality. Whether you want to engage our expertise to assist you through the entire process or have a burning question, we can help.

McVeagh Fleming provides pragmatic and cost-practical advice to employers and employees on various employment-related matters. We understand the complexities of employment law and can assist you in all aspects, restructuring, redundancies, employee relations and grievances, mediation and Employment Relations Authority (ERA) representation.

Stay up to date

Few subjects are as full of controversy, politics and fishhooks as employment law. The ideology of competing governments means that nothing ever stays the same when it comes to the Employment Relations Act 2000.

McVeagh Fleming’s team of employment law specialists makes it their business to stay up-to-the-minute on the "Act" and associated legislation as well as constantly evolving case law as it happens.

The COVID-19 mandates, parental leave, vaccinations and vaccination passes, health and safety, restructures, bullying and harassment, restraint of trade, confidentiality, the Holidays Act 2003, working from home, and workplace policies are just some of the issues confronting employers. McVeagh Fleming can help.

Recent Insights

November 2023

Medical incapacity of an employee

Medical incapacity of an employee is a challenge that demands a delicate balance between empathy and practicality. Determining when to draw the line on a long-term illness and how long to keep a job open for a sick employee is a challenging task shaped by case law intricacies. Employers are not expected to hold a position indefinitely but they must follow a fair process before terminating an employee’s employment.

August 2023

Proposed Changes to KiwiSaver Contributions: What Employers Need to Know

Is your company deducting the Employer KiwiSaver contribution from your employees' pay? A new Bill, introduced to Parliament on 8 June 2023, aims to revolutionize the employer's role in KiwiSaver contributions.

June 2023