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By now, you’re likely to be aware that the adult minimum wage in New Zealand has risen to $18.90 per hour. But this took effect from 1 April 2020, and with New Zealand entering Alert Level 4 almost a week prior on 25 March 2020, there was already a lot going on for business owners to think about ...

Business owners often come to me when they’ve had someone behave poorly in their business, to the point that it would be considered misconduct. Often the owner has never considered that misconduct would ever be an issue in their business and now it’s the only thing they can think about! I’ve worked ...

One of the most common employment-related enquiries we get comes from a business owner’s desire to change the way in which they work. Most often the conversation starts with “I have a person I just no longer need – what can I do?”. Sometimes a business has grown quickly and roles or skills need to ...

For a busy small business owner it’s easy to find yourself constantly head down working ‘in’ the business, not ‘on’ the business. There’s never enough time to do everything you need to do. Sound familiar? We get it.