Employment Law
An Employer’s Guide to Terminations: Part 3 – Navigating Medical Incapacity
Join our webinar on medical incapacity. Learn how to manage illness and injury fairly, what compliance to meet, and how to avoid costly mistakes.
Pay secrecy law explained
Discover what NZ’s pay secrecy law means for your business, and what steps you need to take to be ready for this amendment.
Independent Contractor Agreement NZ: What to Include
Learn what to include in an independent contractor agreement NZ. Cover key clauses, tax, IP, and legal tips to protect your business.
NZ Employer Essentials: Hire the Compliant Way
Growing a business is exciting – but if you’re hiring in New Zealand, it’s easier than you think to miss a legal obligation. Not knowing employer obligations, or hiring the wrong type of worker, could expose your business to personal grievance claims, audits, or penalties.
Employment Hero Data Reveals Two-Speed Economy: Ongoing ‘Wageflation’ and Shrinking Hours
There is a growing divide in Australia’s economy, where rising wages and shrinking hours are creating challenges for businesses.
Minimum wage: Guide for New Zealand employers and payroll teams
Understand NZ’s minimum wage rates, training wage rules, and 2025 updates. Learn how Employment Hero NZ automates wage compliance.
Navigating 2025: NZ Employment Law Forecast
Stay ahead of NZ employment law changes in 2025 with insights on grievance laws, wages, and more.
New Zealand Employment Law 2024 Wrap-Up
Explore NZ’s 2024 employment law updates and upcoming changes in an interactive Q&A session.
Contractor or employee? The gateway test for NZ businesses
A gateway test introduced in February 2026 could help businesses who are engaging contractors.
Parental leave: What are “keeping in touch” days?
We’re here to take you through how “keeping in touch” days work.
Insurance reform is on the way: What it means for businesses
On 2 May 2024, the Government announced that current NZ insurance law will be updated.
NZ Government Budget 2026: Key takeaways for employers
What does Budget 2026 mean for your NZ business? Download our free employer factsheet covering the key announcements and tax changes.
An employer’s guide to personal grievance and unjustified dismissal claims
At the centre of a personal grievance claim is the assertion that the terms of an employment relationship has been broken in some way.
Employer’s guide to garden leave in New Zealand
Curious about how garden leave works? Our factsheet explains the ins and outs.
Changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa: What employers need to know
The NZ Government has introduced a number of changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.

