Guides

Learn how wages, salaries, overtime, and pay structures work in New Zealand, including the rules, calculations, and practical considerations that shape fair compensation and everyday payroll decisions.

Understand how different leave types work, including annual leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, and special entitlements, with clear explanations that simplify the rules and common scenarios people face throughout the year.

Explore the steps, legal requirements, and best-practice processes involved in ending employment, helping you navigate performance issues, restructuring, notice periods, and fair, well-documented termination decisions.

Get clarity on workplace rights, obligations, and relationship-building strategies, with guidance to reduce conflict, strengthen communication, and foster a more positive, productive working environment across different roles and industries.

Learn what to include in an employment agreement, which clauses really matter, and how New Zealand legislation shapes the structure, transparency, and expectations built into every employment contract.

Understand the key employment laws that influence New Zealand workplaces, with straightforward explanations that help you stay compliant, manage risks, and respond confidently to common legislative requirements.

Explore how parental leave works in New Zealand, including entitlements, pay, timing, and return-to-work planning, with guidance designed to support smooth transitions for individuals and workplaces.

Learn how to identify risks, meet health and safety obligations, and build safer work environments, using practical guidance shaped by New Zealand’s standards for wellbeing, hazard management, and everyday prevention.

Browse guidance on additional workplace issues, emerging HR questions, and unique situations, offering clear explanations that help you navigate scenarios not fully covered in the main categories.