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Employment Law Update: Significant Changes Ahead

28 April 2025
  • Start: 5:00pm
  • End: 6:30pm
  • Duration: 1 Hours 30 Min
  • Category: Regional Events
  • Region: Canterbury
  • Lane Neave
  • Level 5, 141 Cambridge Terrace
  • Christchurch CBD 8013
Join the Canterbury Branch at this Employment Law update!

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This is an in-person event! This event is full, please email [email protected] to be added to a waitlist
A significant number of employment law changes are on the horizon. 
Join us for an in-person seminar to hear from Andrew Shaw (Partner, Lane Neave) and Jack McLuskie (Technical Lead, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) regarding the proposed:
•    Removal of certain personal grievance rights for high income earners;
•    New gateway test for assessing whether a worker is a contractor;
•    Holidays Act reform;
•    Removal of certain remedy entitlements when employees are at fault;
•    Changes to pay secrecy laws; 
•    New laws regarding the obligation to retain employment agreements; 
•    New Bill that would allow without prejudice negotiations in more circumstances; and
•    Health and safety changes for small, low risk businesses. 
 Join us at Lane Neave's offices, from 5.00 pm for drinks and nibbles, followed by the seminar from 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm. 
 Due to the in-person nature of the event, space is limited, so please register as soon as possible to guarantee a place.
 

Pricing
This event is FREE for HRNZ Members and HRNZ Student members to attend

Non-Members - FREE (for a limited number)

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Presenter Details

Andrew Shaw, Partner at Lane Neave

Jack McLuskie, Technical Lead at Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)

Sponsor Details

Lane Neave
Lane Neave
With thanks to our event sponsor Lane Neave

Lane Neave is a full-service law firm located in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown with a local and global client base.

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