DTI Employer briefing – navigating employment law changes
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DTI Employer briefing – navigating employment law changes
Date:
May 14, 2026
Time:
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM NZST
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Event Description:
Employer briefing – navigating employment law changes
Employment law is changing – join us for guidance on the most significant shifts in New Zealand’s employment law in recent years.
DTI Lawyers specialist employment law team, in partnership with the Cambridge Chamber, will provide practical guidance on the law reform and what businesses should be doing to prepare for and navigate the changes.
This practical, employer focused session will cover:
Employment law is changing – join us for guidance on the most significant shifts in New Zealand’s employment law in recent years.
DTI Lawyers specialist employment law team, in partnership with the Cambridge Chamber, will provide practical guidance on the law reform and what businesses should be doing to prepare for and navigate the changes.
This practical, employer focused session will cover:
- KiwiSaver – How to ensure employer good faith and compliance obligations are met
- The Employment Relations Amendment Act –
- How the reform impacts disciplinary and performance management processes
- The new personal grievance income threshold – what it means when negotiating with and dismissing senior employees
- The new contractor gateway test
- Guidance from recent case law, including managing AI at work
- Employee exit discussions – when and how employers can have ‘we’d like you to leave’ conversations
