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.
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.
Topics covered:
- • Understand the real differences between permanent, casual, and contractor roles, and why getting it wrong can cost you
- • Get across the latest changes from the Employment Relations Authority to help you and your business stay one step ahead
- • Make sure you understand what each worker type is legally entitled to (and what happens if you get it wrong)
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Location: Zoom
Date: 8 July 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZST
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.
Topics covered:
- • Understand the full range of leave types and what your workers are entitled to
- • Make managing time off easier with clear policies and smart systems and procedures
- • Spot common pitfalls early, handle unplanned leave fairly, and reduce legal exposure
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Location: Zoom
Date: 15 July 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZST
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.
Topics covered:
- • Recognise the signs that it’s time to end employment, and how to choose the right approach
- • The exact steps employers are expected to follow and why procedural fairness matters
- • Get clear on the dismissal process and what you need to do to stay compliant and avoid personal grievance claims
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Event Times
Location: Zoom
Date: 22 July 2025 | Time: 11:00 am NZST
Previous Events
How to Manage Difficult Employees
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 effective strategies you can use when dealing with challenging employees and workplace conflicts.
The Latest Employment Relations Legislation that will Impact your Business in 2025
Is your business prepared for the significant changes in workplace regulations that will occur in 2025? Join us for a comprehensive breakdown of incoming reforms and a discussion of strategies you can use to keep your business prepared for the latest amendments.
How to Navigate Disciplinary Procedures and Avoid Unfair Dismissal Claims
How often do you second-guess disciplinary action because you’re worried about potential claims? Join our free, expert-led webinar and unlock the secrets to effective disciplinary management. Learn to spot issues early, create robust policies, and navigate dismissals with clarity and confidence.
Your WorkSafe Obligations: Physical & Psychosocial Hazards
Are you across your workplace health and safety obligations as an employer? How confident are you with your current policies for work health and safety? Tackle these questions and other work health and safety concerns in our expert-led webinar where we've broken down everything you need to know.
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.