Employment law – significant shifts in 2026 & beyond
- Start: 5:30pm
- End: 7:30pm
- Duration: 2 Hours
- Category: Network Events
- Region: Nelson
- Pitt & Moore
- 78 Selwyn Place
- Nelson 7010
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Employment law legislation is rapidly evolving in 2026, with significant changes for employers – join Pitt & Moore’s employment law experts for this in person update as they spotlight what’s happened and what’s still to come.
Join Employment Law experts Marty Logan, Heather Collins and Michelle Dykstra for this after work session.
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Presenter Details
Marty Logan, Consultant
Marty is a Consultant and former Partner at Pitt & Moore Lawyers. With more than 25 years’ experience in dispute resolution/litigation, Marty has appeared in a wide range of Courts and Tribunals up to solo appearances in the Court of Appeal. Marty’s track record includes major cases for leading companies, across a range of industry sectors. In addition to specilising in employment law, he also has expertise in all areas of regulatory law and is an expert in health and safety, maritime, aquaculture and fisheries law, insolvency and Māori land law as well as insurance law.
Heather Collins, Associate at Pitt & Mooore
Heather is an Associate at Pitt & Moore Lawyers and leads its Employment Team. She specialises in employment law and has over 15 years’ experience advising corporate and individual clients on broad range of workplace matters. Heather regularly assists with raising and defending personal grievances, disciplinary and performance issues, restructuring, redundancy, incapacity, contractual disputes, health and safety, protected disclosures, privacy, holiday and leave entitlements, and restraints of trade, in addition to providing representation at mediations and in the Employment Relations Authority. Heather also regularly advises employers on overall employment law compliance, and drafts and updates employment agreements, contractor agreements and workplace policies. Heather has presented at a number of national and local conferences on the topics of employment law and immigration law (which she also specialises in), and she has particular expertise in advising clients and other professionals on issues where employment and immigration law overlap.
Michelle Dykstra, Director of Ethos Health & Safety Ltd
Michelle is the Director of Ethos Health & Safety Limited, has diverse experience in operational and leadership health and safety roles in both the private and public sectors. Michelle is an accredited professional through NZISM, the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management, and is registered with HASANZ, the Health and Safety Association New Zealand. Michelle will talk through a simple four-stage roadmap for incident management covering such areas as the provision of immediate and ongoing care and support for affected individuals and the workplace and navigating post-incident processes to reduce the risk of further harm and ensure obligations are met.
Sponsor Details
Pitt & Moore Lawyers and Notaries Public
With thanks to Pitt & Moore for sponsoring this event
Pitt & Moore are a Nelson/Tasman based law firm, established in 1864, with expertise across the full range of legal services from business and commercial contracts to personal legal matters. We are proud to act for an impressive list of local, national and international clients. We strive to deliver the highest quality legal work and service to our clients. Our core values also include our commitment to being accessible, efficient and responsive; to find real solutions; to communicate clearly; and to conduct ourselves with honesty and integrity. We are passionate about the people and the businesses we serve, locally, nationally and around the world. https://www.pittandmoore.co.nz/
