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Another recent case shows the need to take the trouble to make sure whether a worker is a contractor or employee. Read more

Can an employer pay an employee in lieu of giving them notice if the employer wants to terminate the employment during the trial period? Read more

The Commerce Commission has issued an open letter to retailers to encourage retailers to improve the pricing practices Read more

It isn’t as simple as many employers think to determine whether or not a worker is an employee or a contractor. Employers are often surprised to learn that just entering into a contractor agreement… Read more

Employers have less than one month to update their existing employment agreement templates to ensure compliance by 1st April with recent changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA). Read more

There’s a long list of important issues that could be dealt with in a shareholders agreement. Especially important issues include: Read more

New Zealand companies are required to have at least one director who lives in New Zealand; or lives in Australia and is also the director of an Australian company (excluding a branch). Read more

The Commerce Commission has warned Gibraltar-based company PTMO Limited for a notice it sent to New Zealand trademark holders. Amongst other things, the Commission considered that the notice gave… Read more

Just Kebab Ltd was ordered by the ERA to pay a $40,000 penalty and $33,661 in arrears to an employee for failing to pay the minimum wage and holiday pay and failing to keep accurate employment… Read more

I'm a business lawyer in Auckland and in my capacity as an intellectual property lawyer, I've sent updates previously about the need for trade mark owners to be weary of scams and slick marketing.… Read more