Are you certain your drafted Employment Agreements hit the mark? If not, get valuable insights on drafting foolproof employment agreements, covering statutory obligations, diverse employment types, and navigating contentious clauses. Not to be missed.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
Chair
Maria Austen, Barrister, Kanuka Chambers
9.30am to 10.30am Employment Agreements: What You Need to Know
- Understanding an employer’s obligations in the workplace under the key pieces of employment law legislation
- Types of employment agreement and when to use them: permanent, fixed term, casual
- Recent changes to employment law legislation including drafting and using trial periods
- Other tricky clauses: post-employment obligations, business interruption, deductions
Presented by Alison Maelzer, Partner and Kirby Kleingeld, Solicitor, Hesketh Henry
Learning Objective:
- Understand drafting employment agreements with reference to employer statutory obligation, different types of employment and the difficult and disputed clauses.
Presenters
Maria Austen, Barrister, Kanuka Chambers
Maria Austen is a specialist Employment barrister. Maria works predominantly with Ministries, Crown Entities, Public Service Departments, State Sector Organisations and corporate employers providing employment law advice across all areas. Maria is also regularly appointed to undertake high profile independent investigations and reviews and is a graduate of the United States Association of Workplace Investigator's Training Institute, a certified AWI investigator. Maria is a member of the Wellington Employment Law Committee and the NZ Bar Association Privacy and Employment Law Committee.
Alison Maelzer, Partner, Hesketh Henry
Alison has practised exclusively in the employment jurisdiction for approximately 20 years. Her background includes large firm and in-house local government experience, and she represents clients at mediation, in the Employment Relations Authority, and Employment Court. Her expertise in the employment law sector has been recognised by the major legal directories, including AsiaLaw, and Chambers Asia-Pacific. Alison’s experience covers the breadth of employment law issues, representing employers, employees, and unions in matters ranging from statutory compliance to negotiated solutions to employment relationship problems. She provides pragmatic, business-focused advice with a view to minimising cost and time for the client. Alison works hard to ensure that advice is practical, solutions-based and delivered in plain English.
Kirby Kleingeld, Solicitor, Hesketh Henry
Kirby Kleingeld is a Solicitor in the Employment Law Team. Kirby studied at the University of Auckland and obtained a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce double majoring in International Business and Commercial Law. She has practised employment law since being admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court in 2019. Kirby deals with a wide range of employment law matters, including contentious and non-contentious issues for employer, employee and union clients. She has appeared in the Employment Relations Authority, assisted with matters in the Employment Court and regularly represents clients in mediations. Kirby has a particular interest in matters relating to long term sickness absence and medical incapacity, restructures, resolution of personal grievance claims and the preparation of employment documentation including employment agreements, questionnaires, policies and handbooks. Kirby has a tenacity for detail and is driven to provide bespoke and client-focused advice which will deliver the best outcome for her clients.
This seminar is part of a series
Employment Law Series 2024
In this in-depth 5-part employment law series you will explore the issues concerning the impact of social media and AI on the workplace and employment relations concerns, plus the employer’s obligations to deal with mental health in the workplace. Get the latest on Restraint of Trade Agreements including drafting tips and enforcement. Gain valuable insights in running of workplace investigations and drafting know how on employment agreements to meet an employer’s statutory obligations.
Description
Attend the full series and earn 5 CPD hours
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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