Employment
Anderson Lloyd has a strong team of specialist employment lawyers acting for some of the country’s largest employers, as well as SMEs and employees, covering the full spectrum of issues and disputes.
In addition to alternative dispute resolution options such as mediation, our lawyers regularly appear in the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court. We have also represented clients before the Court of Appeal. Within our employment team, we have a specialist investigation practice. Our independent investigators can conduct workplace investigations, independent investigations, and inquiries.
For Employers, Businesses and Organisations
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Responding to claims
We assist employers in responding to employment-related claims, including personal grievances, unjustified dismissal, discrimination, and wage disputes, ensuring compliance with legal obligations while protecting your organisation's interests.View Latest Articles
- Court of Appeal set to clarify the approach to disputes over the interpretation, application or operation of employment agreements
- Can the fair and reasonable employer please e tū?
- Contributory conduct in 2024 – change signalled by Government, but is it needed?
- Employee or Volunteer; Employee or Contractor – a binary question?
- Employer pays the price for extensive bullying and abusive behaviour towards employee
- Is a resignation full and final?
- New gateway test to be introduced for determining whether a worker is a contractor or employee
- Redundancies: Factors affecting costs for employers
Employment agreements and policies
We draft, review and update employment agreements and workplace policies to ensure they are legally sound, practical, and tailored to your business needs, helping to prevent disputes before they arise.View Latest Articles
- ‘Pay transparency’ bill survives its first reading
- 90-day trial periods – the more obscure claims
- Back-to-work dictate comes amid changes in workers’ priorities
- Can an employer refuse to hire a former sex worker?
- Casual employees can also raise unjustified dismissal claims
- Clarification on Minimum Wage Rates for Part-time, Salaried Employees in New Zealand
- Considering hiring someone new? A reminder of risks and safeguards when offering new employment
- Deducting wages for unworked notice periods
- Employers’ Family Violence Obligations
- Job Change applications following a business sale or restructure
- Two Bills introduced to enhance existing employee entitlements
- Well-drafted contracts vital for including 90-day trial clauses
Independent investigations
We conduct or support independent workplace investigations into complaints such as misconduct, bullying, or harassment, providing impartial, thorough, and legally robust findings.Medical incapacity
We advise on how to fairly and lawfully manage situations where an employee is unable to work due to illness or injury, including medical assessments, return-to-work plans, and termination processes where appropriate.View Latest Articles
Health and safety
We provide strategic advice on your health and safety obligations under the law, including managing risks, responding to incidents, and dealing with WorkSafe investigations or prosecutions.View Latest Articles
- Siouxsie Wiles case highlights employer’s health and safety obligations
- Decreasing ‘psychosocial risks’ in the workplace
- Employment Court orders High School to pay two former employees $1.79 million
- Mental health and fitness to work: Learnings from recent decisions of the Employment Relations Authority
- Providing a Mentally Safe Workplace in 2024
- Unveiling Psychosocial Risks: Protecting Mental Well-being in the Workplace
- WorkSafe charges Whangārei Boys High School Board over student death
- Worksafe’s brother bother
Privacy
We help employers navigate their obligations under privacy legislation, including the collection, use and storage of employee information, and responding to privacy breaches or access requests.View Latest Articles
Performance management
We support employers in addressing underperformance through legally compliant performance management processes, including setting expectations, performance reviews, and disciplinary action when required.Human rights
We advise on compliance with human rights legislation, including issues related to discrimination, harassment, reasonable accommodation, and equal employment opportunities in the workplace.Services for the Employees and Individuals
Personal grievances
We assist employees with raising and resolving personal grievances relating to unjustified dismissal, disadvantage at work, bullying, or other breaches of employment rights.Discrimination claims
We provide legal support for individuals facing workplace discrimination on prohibited grounds, such as gender, age, race, disability, or religion - ensuring your rights are upheld.View Latest Articles
- Employee burnout: recent Employment Relations Authority decision
- Employing Migrant Workers: The “Accredited Employer Work Visa” Explained
- Employment disputes in 2025 – delays, delays, and more delays
- Anti-slavery laws much needed in wake of Gloriavale case
- Employment Court overturns vaccination decision, comments on tikanga and heightened public sector obligations
- New laws extend timeframe for sexual harassment personal grievances
- Period for raising sexual harassment grievances extended
- Timeframe for raising sexual harassment grievance extended
Representation in workplace disputes
We represent employees in employment disputes, including disciplinary meetings, mediation, and Employment Relations Authority or Employment Court proceedings - working to achieve fair outcomes.
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