HRNZ Updates | Farewell Holidays Act 2003, Hello Employment Leave Act 2026
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- Duration: 1 Hours
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Farewell Holidays Act 2003, Hello Employment Leave Act 2026
Join us to hear an update on one of the most anticipated employment law updates of recent years. Lane Neave Employment Law Partners Fiona McMillan, Andy Bell, and Nicola Cuervo will bring you up to speed with the Employment Leave Act 2026 and turn your mind to what needs to be done by 6 August 2028.
The main changes they’ll cover:
-Leave accrual in hours from day one of employment
-Sick leave to become pro-rated
-Public holidays: ‘Otherwise working day’ test
-Casual employees and additional hours: Leave Compensation Payment (LCP)
-Cashing up of annual leave
-Leave payments: one consistent method
Finally, Fiona, Andy and Nicola will provide some practical steps that businesses need to take over the next 18 months.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from three of New Zealand’s top employment law experts on these changes and what they mean for you.
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Presenter Details
Fiona McMillan, Partner
Fiona is the Auckland Partner of the Employment Law team and commenced her career with Lane Neave in 2007. Fiona and her team act for both employees and employers in matters involving employment relations, health and safety, human rights, privacy and ACC. Fiona advises on all aspects of termination including performance management, misconduct, serious misconduct, medical incapacity, restructurings and redundancies and negotiated exits. She also specialises in collective bargaining, human rights commission matters and independent external investigations. In 2019, Fiona undertook the certification from the Association of Workplace Investigators in Vail, Colorado, USA. Fiona regularly represents parties in Mediations, Employment Relations Authority Investigation meetings and the Employment Court. She acted as counsel in the leading case on penalties – Borsboom v PVT Limited and the leading case on union discrimination – Lamont and Others v Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited. In 2022 and 2023, Fiona was recognised as an Elite Woman in NZ Lawyer’s annual rankings. Fiona has also been recognised in Doyle’s Guide, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading employment and health and safety practitioner in New Zealand.
Andy Bell, Partner
Andy Bell is a Partner at Lane Neave, specialising in employment law and relationship property in Wellington. In practice since his admission to the Bar in 2002, Andy is a recommended lawyer in both the Legal 500 Asia Pacific and the Doyles Guide, and is named joint head of Lane Neave’s national employment practice, ranked Tier 2 in New Zealand for Labour and Employment. Andy acts for employers and employees across the full span of workplace law: personal grievances, disciplinary processes, restructuring and redundancy, workplace investigations, and employment agreements. He appears regularly in the Employment Relations Authority, the Employment Court and the ordinary courts, and is one of the most prolific practitioners in Wellington engaged in MBIE employment mediation. Having founded and run his own firm before merging it with Lane Neave, Andy understands first-hand the pressures on business owners and people leaders. His advice is commercial and direct: a realistic read on the position early, a clear strategy, and a focus on resolving matters rather than escalating them.
Nicola Cuervo, Partner
Nicola is a Partner based in our Christchurch office, specialising in employment law, health law, privacy law, and dispute resolution. She advises employers, government agencies, healthcare organisations, and private businesses on workplace issues, regulatory matters, investigations, and complex disputes. She has extensive private practice experience as an employment law specialist, as well as significant in-house experience having been Principal Legal Advisor Employee Relations at New Zealand Police and General Counsel at District Health Boards New Zealand. Employment & Workplace Issues: Nicola undertakes workplace investigations and advises on misconduct allegations, disciplinary processes, performance management, restructuring, personal grievance claims and alternative dispute resolution. She helps employers navigate difficult workplace issues and employment disputes in a practical and commercially focused way.
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