A Significant Shift: Understanding the 2026 New Zealand Employment Law Overhaul
The New Zealand employment landscape has reached a significant turning [...]
Can my employer change my hours, role, or work location?
An employer’s ability to change an employee’s hours, role or [...]
Bullied or Harassed at Work in NZ? What You Can Do About It
Workplace bullying in New Zealand is, unfortunately, fairly common. [...]
Sick Leave and Medical Incapacity: What You Need to Know
When an employee’s health or mental wellness starts affecting their [...]
What is propensity evidence, and how is it used?
Propensity evidence, as defined under section 40 of the Evidence [...]
Changes to Parental Leave Payments and Laws
The Regulations Systems Amendment Bill (No 3), which proposed changes [...]
The Difference Between Disciplinary and Performance Issues in Employment Law
In New Zealand employment law, there is a clear distinction [...]
Labour inspectors: their role in enforcing employment standards
Labour Inspectors are employed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation [...]
What is a performance improvement plan?
A performance improvement plan (PIP) is a formal document outlining [...]
What is constructive dismissal?
Constructive dismissal occurs when an employee is forced to resign [...]
Upcoming Changes to Leave Entitlements: What You Need to Know
On 24 September 2025, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke [...]
The Legal Status of Presbyterian Ministers: Lessons from Mabon v Conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand [1998] 3 NZLR 513
The analogy between Ministry and employment is easily made, though [...]
Navigating Remote Work: Rights, Responsibilities, and a Productive Future
The rise of remote work has dramatically changed the office [...]
Understanding Employment Types in New Zealand: Updated Guidance for Employers and Employees
In June 2025, the New Zealand Government introduced a Bill [...]
Equal Pay Legislation: A Guide to Recent Changes
An amendment to the Equal Pay Act 1972 was passed [...]
Flexible Working Arrangements in New Zealand
How can I request a flexible working arrangement? Under part [...]
Mental Health at Work: Navigating Your Legal Obligations
Mental health challenges can happen in all areas of life, [...]
What is Redundancy?
A “redundancy” is, broadly speaking, any situation in which an [...]
What is Fixed Term Employment in New Zealand?
Fixed-term employment is an area of employment law that employers [...]
How much lost income can an employee recover from an employer?
This blog sets out the principles that the Authority or [...]
How Can Mediation Resolve Conflict?
Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution that can [...]
What is a Personal Grievance in New Zealand Employment Law
What is a personal grievance in employment law, and how [...]
When can an employee get into trouble for something that happened outside the workplace?
An employee is paid to do their job during the [...]
What is a Calderbank offer?
A Calderbank proposal, also known as a Calderbank offer, is [...]
All About Mediation
Lawyers actually have a duty to try to resolve conflicts [...]
When are Vaccination Policies Not Demonstrably Justified?
Frontline Law represented the applicants in Yardley v Minister for [...]
Can my union provide me employment support?
A union or association is well placed to support their [...]
Can I date someone I work with?
Yes – as long as you comply with the rules [...]
What happens when a complaint is made against me as a police officer?
Having a complaint made against you is stressful. Keep in [...]
I’m unhappy about something at work. Is there a time limit on when I can make a complaint?
Employees have 90 days to raise a personal grievance. The [...]
Can I secretly record meetings with my employer?
New Zealand operates under what is sometimes called a “single [...]