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The Supreme Court has recently provided a decision on a long running issue as to whether or not the previous employer or new employer is responsible for employee entitlements that have accrued to the employee up to the date the employee begins work with the new employer as a consequence […] Read More›

The Building Amendment Act 2013 came into force on 1 January 2015.  The amendments came as a result of a comprehensive review of the Building Act 2004, which was undertaken by Cabinet. The main aim of the amendments was to improve the building and construction industry so that good quality […] Read More›

With the success of the New Zealand property market, comes the opportunity to make substantial gains from “doing up” properties and trading them. Property renovations have become a leading pastime for Kiwis given our inherent DIY mind-set. Property traders are given that name because they purchase “do up” properties with […] Read More›

The Supreme Court has finally settled the issue of whether the prior employer or new employer is responsible for paying accrued benefits such as annual holidays, sick and bereavement leave etc due to employees who are transferring to a new employer pursuant to the provisions of Part 6A of the […] Read More›