A raft of significant changes to New Zealand’s employment law have already been passed into law in 2025 and more are on the way. In this update we outline the changes and how they affect employers and employees.
The question of whether a worker is an employee, or an independent contractor is notoriously difficult. What the worker’s contract says is only one factor in the law deciding how to categorise that person.
The New Zealand Government has just made a significant announcement on the COVID-19 rules and vaccine mandates. Here is what you need to know.
An update on the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Act. While there is still quite a lot of uncertainty, we set out some answers to immediate questions based on what we know at this stage.
2021 has been a busy year with amendments and development in many different areas of the law. We take this opportunity to reflect on some key legal highlights from this year.