Our plain language guide to understanding and implementing drug testing in the workplace.

This guide provides information on the trading restrictions on retail shops during Easter Sunday.

A short guide to the Easter holiday and ANZAC Day 2026.

This guide describes the function of the Electronic Transactions Act. It gives examples of when it may apply in respect of employment.

Employment agreements (both new and existing) of all employees who are not in the specified category of vulnerable employees must contain an  employment protection provision.

The Employment Relations Amendment Act came into force on 27 August 2025 and brings New Zealand in line with comparable countries, including the UK and the US.

A brief description of the Employment Relations Authority and what it is charged to do.

This guide covers the leave allocated by unions to eligible employees for education to increase their knowledge about employment relations.

Employment relationship problems can arise at any time after an employment relationship has come into existence and can relate to anything arising out of the employment relationship except any problem with the fixing of new terms and conditions of employment.

This guide describes when entertainment expenses are deductible as an expense for income tax purposes. It also discusses entertainment expenditures that attract FBT.

Your guide to understanding the Equal Pay Act and the pay equity claim process.

This guide provides information on essential services, which are those services that have been identified by Parliament as being services where other interests must be protected if work in those services stops for a period of time owing to a strike or lockout.

The Fair Trading Act prohibits certain conduct and practices in trade. This guide discusses what they are and what penalties may be imposed if there is a breach.