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Beginning 2026, and reflecting on 2025, is the time to share some insights gained from our 2025 experience in New Zealand employment law. Click to read our 2025 wrap-up.

Does your boss want to end your job because they say you are too sick to work? You may have had an accident at work, or a surgery, or...

Have you experienced workplace bullying and what can be done about it? If you have experienced workplace bullying you are not alone. New...

Have you been Forced to Resign in a Constructive Dismissal situation at work? Some workplace situations are just unbearable. We often...

So you have been sacked from work, what can you do about it? If you have been unjustifiably dismissed it is a shock that can take time to understand. You have 90 calendar days to send your ex-employers a Personal Grievance, which doesn’t give people long to process what has happened. I can write this document for you describing the situation and how it has affected you. The Personal Grievance puts your ex-employer on notice you are starting a legal process against them. An un

In my years as an Employment Advocate, I have often heard employers say that terminating an employee through redundancy seemed kinder. In fact, just this week I represented two employees in mediation and negotiated settlements for them when it became clear their ex-employers had used Redundancy as a cover story to end the employment relationship. If you talk to affected employees they will say the process of losing their job was far from gentle. Also, for the employer applyin