If employers take only one thing out of the sacking of one of Australia’s best rugby players it should be this – in certain circumstances, an employer does have an interest, and the right to be interested, in an employee’s behaviour outside of the workplace.
Ashley-Jayne Lodge
Sound familiar? You want Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) installed but your neighbour, who you share a driveway with, has either outright objected or has ignored the consent request for the contractors to access the property. You’re left with slow internet and no easy way of resolving the issue; however ...
Many New Zealand businesses (whether small or large) will have entered into some form of software licence agreement. But as software becomes more advanced and complex, so too can software licensing arrangements. This article aims to identify some important issues that all businesses should bear in mind when considering licensing ...
One of the key considerations for a business is how to motivate, incentivise and ultimately keep valuable staff; this is something carefully considered employee benefits can assist with.
On 30 September 2014 New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC) is opening registration for domain names with the suffix “.nz”.
With the FMA issuing NZ's first equity crowd funding licences, New Zealanders are excited to see the impact it will have on the country's investment sector.
Employment law versus Immigration law.
In the current labour market many industries find it difficult (or impossible) to recruit suitably qualified and experienced local staff. Therefore, quite understandably, they recruit from outside of New Zealand. Unfortunately there can often be employment relationship issues with work visa employees.
The recent enactment of the Financial Markets Conduct Act may provide great assistance for small companies wishing to raise start-up capital and has the potential to seriously facilitate growth.
Read our article on Employee Share Schemes under the New Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
Many business owners do not give much thought to their business structure or consideration as to whether their business structure needs to change as the business grows and evolves.