Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
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Chair
Graeme Switzer, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Addressing Employee-Related Matters: Providing Guidance on Handling Employment Issues Arising from Business Transactions
- Good faith and unconditional sale and purchase agreements
- Vulnerable employees
- Sweetening the deal
- Timeframe considerations
Presented by Alexandria Till, Partner – Employment, Harkness Henry; certified member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI); member of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (Māori Law Association), and NZLS Waikato Bay of Plenty Employment Committee convenor
Learning Objectives:
- Understand employment law obligations, including good faith and vulnerable employee protections, in business transactions
- Learn how to manage timing, incentives, and communication strategies during a business sale or restructure
Presenters
Graeme Switzer, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Graeme specialises in mergers and acquisitions, company restructurings, securities offerings, and general corporate and commercial law. He has advised public companies, multinationals, government entities, accounting firms and medium sized enterprises and regularly advises overseas companies on New Zealand merger and acquisition transactions and broader New Zealand legal matters. Graeme’s experience includes advising on a range of business sales and purchases for New Zealand companies and large overseas based multinationals, as well as for medium sized enterprises. Other examples of his experience include advising on joint ventures, New Zealand securities law issues related to overseas mergers, issues relating to overseas businesses setting up New Zealand branches and generally advising on a range of commercial contracts. Graeme has been practicing law since 1999.
Alexandria Till, Partner – Employment, Harkness Henry
Alex is an experienced employment law specialist and workplace investigator whose full-service firm guides clients in all aspects of a business sale. Alex draws on her skills developed as a diplomat and in the military to develop strong relationships with clients and peers so she can achieve positive results for her clients. When necessary, Alex attends mediation and appears before the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court. Employees are a critical business asset that should not be a mere afterthought in the sale process. Alex guides businesses (and commercial lawyers) about the legal obligations and corresponding risks, that vendors and purchasers have to employees in a sale. Alex also provides advice on the procedural requirements for restructuring; restraints of trade (drafting and enforcement); contractor agreements; and employee management including performance and disciplinary issues. Alex is a certified member of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI); a member of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (Māori Law Association) and convenes the NZLS Waikato Bay of Plenty Employment Committee.
