Upcoming Events
Join our free webinar series to get up to speed with the latest HR, health and safety, employment relations and Employment Relations Act fundamentals. Our webinars are designed specially for small to medium sized business owners to understand employment legislation matters. You can attend as many of the live sessions as you like.
Pay Secrecy and Other Essential Policy Updates You Need to Know
Not sure if your contracts and policies would stand up against disputes? Join our free webinar to understand the essential frameworks every New Zealand business needs. We’ll cover how to properly classify workers, create enforceable policies, and ensure your employment agreements reflect recent legislative changes — including the new pay secrecy laws.
Topics covered:
- • Understand the crucial contents of employment contracts in NZ
- • Ensure you align your employment agreements with the correct worker classifications
- • Write comprehensive and defensible policies that protect your business
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Event Times
Location: Zoom
Date: 8 October 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZDT
Cut the Confusion: Permanent, Casual or Contractor?
“Is my worker a casual, contractor, or permanent employee?”
It’s one of the most common (and confusing) questions kiwi business owners ask and getting it wrong can cost you. Join our live webinar to end the confusion and get clear answers.
We’ll break down the differences, show you how to stay compliant, and help you avoid costly mistakes that could put your business at risk.
Topics covered:
- • Understand the differences between permanent, casual, and contractor roles
- • Get across the latest changes from the Employment Relations Authority so you and your business stay on top of any new legislation
- • Gain a greater understanding of the legal entitlements of each worker type to avoid under- or over-payments
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Event Times
Location: Zoom
Date: 14 October 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZDT
Previous Events
Top 3 Emerging HR Challenges for Business Owners in 2025
Celebrate International HR Day by equipping yourself for 2025! Learn to navigate evolving employment law, ensure compliant documentation, and confidently manage employee issues in this essential webinar for business owners.
The Employer's Guide to Restructures and Redundancies
Business restructures and redundancies are complex processes that require meticulous handling. Don't wait for a restructure to understand your redundancy obligations. Our webinar equips proactive business owners with essential knowledge to navigate these processes legally and protect their future.
How to Navigate Performance Management & Difficult Conversations
While managing employee performance can present challenges, it's essential for a successful business. Join our upcoming webinar to discover best practices for improving performance, handling difficult situations with confidence, and ensuring your business runs smoothly.
From Initial Warning to Termination: Fair Disciplinary Procedures and Dismissals
Navigating disciplinary procedures and dismissals in New Zealand can be complex. Join our expert webinar to confidently manage employee misconduct, ensuring fair disciplinary processes and legally sound terminations that protect your business from personal grievances.
Addressing Employer Concerns: 5 Key HR & H&S Pain Points
Running a business in New Zealand comes with unique challenges: complex employment law and evolving work health and safety obligations. Join our webinar to get an expert-breakdown of key HR and H&S pain points that trouble business owners nationwide.
Halftime Catchup: Your Mid-Year Employment Relations Update in One Hour
Stay compliant, stay ahead. Join us for a fast, practical update on everything employment relations in 2025- what’s changed, what’s coming, and what your business needs to do now.
Getting It Right & Why It Matters: Permanent, Casual or Contractor?
Not 100% sure if your worker should be a casual, contractor, or permanent employee? Join us for a fast-paced, practical webinar that unpacks the latest Employment Relations changes, clears up worker classification confusion, and helps you avoid costly compliance mistakes.
Leave It to Us: Leave & Absence Management
Join us for a practical, 60-minute webinar that breaks down leave types and entitlements, shows you how to stay compliant with smart policies and tracking, and tackles the real risks behind absenteeism, discrimination, and poor leave strategy.
When It’s Just Not Working: Ending Employment the Right Way
Hiring someone who doesn’t work out is tough. Ending their employment is even tougher – especially if you’re not sure of the right steps to take. In this 60-minute webinar, we’ll walk you through the right way to end employment – covering performance issues, misconduct, redundancies, and how to protect your business from personal grievance claims.
Let's Talk: Your HR & H&S Questions, Answered
Whether it’s handling a tricky staff issue or staying on top of your H&S obligations, knowing what to do and what not to do - can make all the difference. In this interactive 60-minute live Q&A session, our HR and H&S experts will answer your questions directly, sharing practical advice and real-life examples you can apply immediately.
Are You Handling Staff Issues the Right Way? Let’s Double-Check
Are you ready to handle the next staff issue that comes your way? In this free 60-minute webinar, we’ll guide you through proven practices for managing challenging employee situations - from addressing poor performance to navigating disciplinary action and termination. We’ll take it step-by-step and help you avoid costly mistakes.
When is a Joke No Longer a Joke? Bullying and Harassment at Work
When workplace jokes cross the line, they can seriously impact team culture, productivity, and your bottom line. In this free 60-minute webinar, you'll learn how to recognise, prevent, and respond to bullying and harassment while meeting your obligations as an employer.
Christchurch Seminar: Staff Issues and Workplace Safety Made Easy
Tackling employment relations and workplace safety obligations can be overwhelming for business owners in New Zealand, but at our coffee catch up, we can make things easier. Join us in Christchurch as we help you navigate staff issues and health and safety obligations using clear steps and practical strategies.
Dealing with Misconduct: What to Do When Employees Cross the Line
When your employees cross the line, you need to act fast, but you also need to get it right. This free 60-minute webinar will break down how to handle staff misconduct the right way, from initial warning to a fair dismissal.
Tough Talks Made Easier: How to Handle Performance Conversations
When performance concerns arise, it can be hard to have that conversation — but it’s crucial for your business. In this free 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to improve employee performance, master difficult conversations, and keep your business running smoothly.
What to Do When a Staff Member Has a Complaint
Not every complaint is a formal grievance, but even small issues can escalate if they’re not handled the right way. As a business owner, knowing when to act (and how) can make all the difference. That’s why we’re hosting a free webinar to help you confidently manage employee complaints before they become costly disputes.
Expensive Exits: The Cost of Unjustified Dismissals
Letting an employee go is never easy. Mishandling their dismissal can lead to unjustified dismissal claims, internal conflict, and damage to your reputation. Join this free webinar to learn how to terminate employment fairly and confidently so you can protect your business from costly disputes.
Health & Safety in the Workplace: What Could Go Wrong?
Spotting workplace hazards isn’t just about rusty nails or broken guardrails anymore. From slippery floors in cafés to long hours in salons, risks come in many forms—and not all of them are easy to see.
In this free webinar, you’ll learn how to identify and manage physical risks, meet your H&S obligations, and build a safer, more resilient workplace for your team.