Employment Law
From the moment a job advertisement is placed, a wide range of employment laws impact everyone involved in the employment relationship. Whether you’re an employer or an employee needing advice on any aspect of your employment relationship, we have the best people to give you practical and user friendly advise to help resolve your situation positively and strategically.
For Employers
— Pre-employment screening
— Drafting or advising on contractor agreements and employment agreements
— Work place policies and procedures (draft or check for legislative compliance)
— Information technology
— Harassment
— Privacy
— Restraint of trade issues
— Managing change and restructures
— Resolving or preventing employment relationship problems such as performance, termination, misconduct, leave and holiday entitlements
— Employment law training for supervisors and managers
— Health and safety including issues related to drug testing and health and safety representative and committee training
— Mediation and litigation representation
— Employment related investigations
— Conducting mediations, facilitations and investigations
— Medical termination and ACC related issues
For Employees
— Reviewing agreements pre-employment
— Employment agreement interpretation
— Resolving employment relationship problems such as termination, disciplinary action, leave and holiday entitlements and remuneration and benefit issues, harassment, and privacy
— Mediation and litigation representation
— Restraint of trade issues