“Climate change is a big risk to New Zealand, but a massive opportunity for New Zealand businesses and investors” You can barely read a newspaper without finding a story about climate change these days. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change keeps telling us, the risks posed by rampant growth in greenhouse gas emissions grow …
The Employment Relations Authority (The Authority) recently held that ex-Newshub political editor, Tova O’Brien, must wait out the seven-week ‘non-competition’ period in her contract before starting work with her new employer, MediaWorks Radio Limited (Tova O’Brien AND Discovery NZ Limited [2022] NZERA 15 3158861). The starting point with restraining clauses is simple; they are presumed …
It is no longer enough for organisations to just offer an Employment Assistance Programme (EAP) and healthcare benefits. While this support is important, it is a reactive service rather than a proactive way of operating. Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing is essential to finding and retaining top talent and key to a positive employee experience. …
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The EMA says it has looked at what is happening in Australia and other countries and concluded that Rapid Antigen Testing (RATs) is what is going to keep New Zealand open for business and avoiding the “big sick” for our workforce. Chief Executive Brett O’Riley says nasal swabbing and COVID-19 tracking systems in Australia are …
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The border reopening announcements with Australia (mid-January) and internationally (mid- February) were welcome relief for our business communities, especially exporters. A definitive signal around opening borders and re-engaging with the world has been desperately awaited by those manufacturers and exporters needing to get back in front of customers and get access to their own operations in other countries. International …
What does re-engaging with the world mean for Immigration? Read More »
From the language describing them to the supposed demand for them, Fair Pay Agreements are anything but fair. They are unfair, unwanted, and unnecessary. If you were asked to design a pay agreement system to suit the fast-moving, flexible, adaptable demands of both the modern worker and the modern employer, the last thing you would …
It is interesting how Harvard Business Review (HBR) and The Financial Times take a very pro-societal view in their articles. Being a keen reader of HBR, I find the most common theme in their publication is to put business in perspective and underline the value and importance of creating a better life for the many. …
