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We aim to share short, informative posts on current developments and ideas in the HR space that are of practical use to employers and employees alike!

The Essential HR Team wants to make sure you always know what is happening in the world of human resources. Here we provide you with latest news and updates from Essential HR, as we identify them.  This includes our own analyses, summaries of key legal developments month by month, and useful tips for your organisation.


Essential Update - 9th November 2023

Christmas is looming - things you need to remember...

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Essential Update - 27th October 2023

Get updated with new case law, HR advice and possible implications of the new government...

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Employer Rights Regarding Employee's Taking Leave

Know your rights regarding Employee's requesting and taking leave...

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Covid-19 – Leave support and Stat Days clarified

Monday 6 April 2020 Leave Payment Support for Essential Businesses - Higher risk clarified Stat Holidays – Grant Robertson says Contacting MSD Registering for essential non-food consumer products Handling annual leave cancellations Maintaining my own mental…

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Covid-19 – Leave support for Essential Services

Leave Payments for Essential Workers... and more!

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Leave Management

Are you on top of of what leave your staff are or are not taking? Are they accruing large leave balances or taking a lot of sick leave? Read on for tips on how to manage this... 

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Helping Staff who suffer from Domestic Violence

Kudos to The Warehouse Group – they have announced that victimised employees will be entitled to an additional 10 days paid leave per year for meetings etc related to getting…

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Payment for Annual Leave – many employers either underpay or under-accrue. Do you get it right?

The Holidays Act specifies that Annual Leave must be paid out at the greater of "ordinary weekly pay" and "average weekly pay".

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Dairy Farm Employment Compliance and Effectiveness

The government’s Labour Inspectorate has just concluded a review of 44 farms nationwide in relation to their employment law compliance.

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Keeping You Posted

10 January 2024

Essential Update - First update of 2024

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4 December 2023

Final 2023 Essential Update

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9 November 2023

Essential Update - 9th November 2023

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