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.
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.
Topics covered:
- • Get direct answers to your most pressing HR and H&S questions
- • Discover the common challenges other business owners face and how to handle them
- • Hear proven approaches for managing staff and safety issues with confidence
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Location: Zoom
Date: 29 July 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZST
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.
Topics covered:
- • Learn to identify whether it’s poor performance or misconduct
- • Get practical steps for handling behaviour and performance fairly
- • Protect your business from costly disputes like personal grievance claims
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Location: Zoom
Date: 5 August 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZST
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.
Topics covered:
- • Steps to address bullying and harassment
- • The true cost of bullying and harassment
- • Your workplace health and safety obligations as an employer
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Location: Zoom
Date: 12 August 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZST
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.
Topics covered:
- • Unpacking complex staff issues and how to handle them
- • Meeting your evolving health and safety obligations
- • Using clear policies and fair practices to protect your business
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Location: Sudima Christchurch City, 47 Salisbury Street, Christchurch 8013
Date: 19 August 2025 | Time: 10:00 am NZST
Previous Events
How to Ensure Procedural Fairness: From Initial Warning to Termination
Handling dismissals requires procedural fairness, but what does that really mean? Join our webinar to unpack fair procedures within the context of dealing with employment issues, starting from initial warning all the way to termination, and get practical tips to protect your business along the way.
Cut the Confusion: Pay & Leave Entitlements for your Employees
Confused about yout obligations for wage and leave entitlements? End the guesswork and join our live webinar to get clear answers from our employment law experts. Find out how the 2025 minimum wage update affects your business, what you need to pay your employees, and how to manage their leave entitlements.
Protecting People, Performance, and Profits: Your Complete Guide to Workplace Wellbeing
What does “Workplace Wellbeing” really mean for businesses? And is it actually important? Join our free webinar to get a clear explanation of wellbeing, why it’s essential in the modern workplace, and how you can benefit from promoting it in your business.
Contracts & Policies: Their Crucial Role in Protecting Your Business
Not sure if your contracts and policies would stand up against disputes? Join our free webinar to understand the essential legal frameworks every New Zealand business needs, how to properly classify workers, and create enforceable policies that safeguard your company against disputes and claims.
Managing Personal Grievances in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Employers
How do you handle a personal grievance raised by an employee in your business? Workplace grievances will arise at some point, and it is how they are managed that makes all the difference. Regardless of the scenario, employers bear the responsibility of responding promptly, appropriately, and fairly. Register for our free webinar and learn how to correctly manage a personal grievance in your business.
Managing Difficult Employees: Performance Management & Disciplinary Action
Dealing with difficult employees can cost your business time and money, impacting workplace morale and productivity. Save yourself unnecessary stress and join our webinar to learn practical strategies for performance management and disciplinary action to protect your business.
Seminar: Building a Resilient Business: Contracts, Policies & Fair Procedures
Navigating employment law and managing workplace challenges effectively are crucial for business resilience. Join us for an insightful seminar in Queenstown designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and practical strategies to build a resilient business through legally sound contracts, robust policies, and fair procedures.
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.