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What To Do When An Employee Claims Unjustified Dismissal

Facing an unjustified dismissal claim requires prompt action, careful consideration, and often professional legal guidance. By responding appropriately, engaging constructively in mediation, and learning from the experience, you can manage the claim effectively while minimising potential damage to your business.

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

New year, new law – employment relations amendment bill passes parliament

These changes to labour market legislation are some of the most significant in over 30 years, particularly concerning personal grievances.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

New Zealand Moves To Allow Mutual Employment Termination Discussions, Drawing On UK Model

New Zealand is set to introduce a framework that would allow employers and employees to end contracts by mutual agreement, a move taking inspiration from the UK's long-standing "protected conversations" regime.

New Zealand Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employee share scheme tax changes: what companies need to know

From 1 April 2026, private, unlisted firms may opt into a tax deferral regime so employees pay tax only at liquidity events.

New Zealand Tax

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LegalVision

Government announces significant changes to Holidays Act

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Intentional Wage Theft Now Criminalized In New Zealand

New Zealand Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Balancing family and business: employment issues in family businesses

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

New law means employers face risk of criminal prosecution for intentional wage theft

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Employment issues with criminal consequences – the criminalisation of wage theft

New Zealand Criminal

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Cavell Leitch

The year ahead in employment law: what to expect in 2025

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Verbal warnings: valid or void?

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Trial period pitfalls

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Hands up: employers have right to collect biometric info from staff

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Holidays Act 2003 reform – change is on the horizon

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

My Business Has Received A Personal Grievance. What Should I Do?

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

What Are The Differences Between Remuneration, Wages And Salary In NZ?

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

Rules about discharges – what regional councils need to know

New Zealand Environment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

New year, new law – employment relations amendment bill passes parliament

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Employer Liability For Employee Software Infringement In New Zealand

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LegalVision

Time to start looking at employment in 2024

A carefully planned strategy for the new year can be worked through now, so that employers can hit the new year running.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Change on the Horizon: What the Coalition Agreements and 100-day plan means for Employment in Aotearoa New Zealand

Expect a considerable shift in the employment law landscape during this National-Act-NZF Government term.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

90-day trial periods are back

Trial periods can used by all employers, regardless of the size of their business and the number of employees.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

What is shared parental leave, and who is entitled to it in NZ?

Shared parental leave is when the primary carer transfers all or some of their parental leave payments to their partner.

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

Can employers pay their employees a commission or piece rates in NZ?

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

What are the differences between annual leave and time off in lieu?

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

Remote Working: What Are The Rules? (Video)

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

Parental leave explained

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

New Median Wage For 2023

New Zealand Immigration

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Envoy Global, Inc.

Dismissing an employee on ACC

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

The Great Resignation: Retaining staff is now more important than ever

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

Is the NZ government proposing to pay employees if they lose their job?

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Employers get ready for changes in employment law

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

New Zealand ‘Essential' Workers Not Working During Lockdown Entitled To Minimum Wage

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

The Great Resignation: Retaining staff is now more important than ever

There are several measures that employers could take to incentivise staff to remain in their employment.

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

Is the NZ government proposing to pay employees if they lose their job?

This proposed scheme would be a major shift in how employees are supported if they lose a job in a no-fault situation.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Employers get ready for changes in employment law

Employers need to be ready and have clearly communicated what these changes mean for your employees.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

New Zealand ‘Essential' Workers Not Working During Lockdown Entitled To Minimum Wage

The Court of Appeal has found that ‘essential' workers who did not work during New Zealand's Level 4 lockdown, as directed by their employer, should have been paid the minimum wage under the Minimum Wage Act 1983.

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

‘Essential' Workers Not Working During Lockdown In New Zealand Entitled To Minimum Wage

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employee or Independent Contractor?

Getting this classification wrong could expose businesses to serious liability or prevent basic worker protections.

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

Fair Pay Agreements Are Coming To New Zealand In 2022: What Will Change For Employers?

The New Zealand Government has announced it is proceeding with a new Fair Pay Agreement system with implementation in 2022.

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

Coming soon… 10 days minimum sick leave for employees

The Government has introduced a Bill to increase the minimum employee sick leave from five days to ten days per year.

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

Holidays Act update

The Holidays Act Taskforce has recommended changes recommended to simplify leave payments.

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Employment agreement essentials

New Zealand Employment

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Gibson Sheat Lawyers

What is hurt and humiliation worth as compensation?

New Zealand Litigation

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Cavell Leitch

Hot off the Press: Uber drivers are workers

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Employment Law Calendar 2021 and 2022

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Trans-Tasman travel bubble – What if my employee gets stuck across the ditch?

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

Long-awaited New Zealand Holidays Act Taskforce Recommendations Are Here: What Do They Say?

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

What Changes To Employment Law Can Employers Expect Following The New Zealand Election?

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

Ready, Willing And Able To Work? Post-COVID Pay Issues In New Zealand Under The Microscope

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

Full Court to consider implications of the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

COVID-19: Who takes the pay hit when there is little or no work during lockdown?

New Zealand Employment

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Hesketh Henry

The Covid-19 wage subsidy and your business – where to from here?

New Zealand Employment

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Webb Farry

Pay Equity In New Zealand: What Does The Equal Pay Amendment Bill Mean?

New Zealand Employment

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Ius Laboris

COVID -19 - Important guidance regarding employer wage subsidy

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

COVID-19 - Update to the employer wage subsidy

New Zealand Employment

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Cavell Leitch

COVID-19 – Essential Workers Leave Support scheme

New Zealand Coronavirus

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Cavell Leitch

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McCabes

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 29 Gender-based Undervaluation And Its Impact On Modern Award Rates Of Pay (Video)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

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Swaab

It Depends – Can an employee make an underpayment claim when their annual salary is higher than their minimum Award entitlements?

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Cooper Grace Ward

Remote Working: What Are The Rules? (Video)

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Ius Laboris

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