Employer Bulletin | 13 July 2026

Here's what is leading the news for employers this week:

Kiwi businesses are on track for up to $800 million a year in productivity gains once eInvoicing is fully adopted, with uptake already more than doubling in the past year as businesses get paid faster and spend less time on paperwork, Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron Brewer says.

Around 113,000 businesses are now registered to receive eInvoices, up from 52,000 earlier this year. eInvoicing lets businesses send and receive invoices directly between their accounting systems, with no printing, emailing, or manually keying in numbers.

"For small businesses, cash is king. Late payments choke cashflow, and that's exactly what this fixes. eInvoicing helps you get paid faster, cuts the admin, and reduces invoice fraud and scams," Mr Brewer says.

In today’s Bulletin:

• Resignation of disgruntled employee was not reasonably foreseeable

• Redundancy justified when specialist work needs to move offshore

• Erroneous use of fixed term has risks for business

• Personal grievances time-barred but employee still reclaims expenses

• Dismissal is justified but flaw in investigation is disadvantage

• Six news updates of interest for employers including:

  • eInvoicing surge gets Kiwi businesses paid faster

  • Biggest mental health law change in over 30 years

  • NZ-India FTA already boosting exports

  • Landmark bill to improve the building system and boost growth

  • New Zealand’s strategic diesel reserve ready to go

  • All WorkSafe inspectors upskilled on machine safety

• Six Bills open for submission

  
  

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