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Mere Broughton was dismissed by The Whanau Ora Community Clinic after 106 days of employment under an agreement containing a probation provision. The case concerned whether the employer could treat probation as permitting dismissal without the ordinary justification and fair-process requirements.

A plain-English map of the agencies and institutions people often mean when they search for the old 'Labour Department': Employment New Zealand, MBIE mediation, Labour Inspectorate functions and the ERA.

Employer checklist for using a 90-day trial period: drafting the clause, signing before work starts, calculating the period, giving termination notice and avoiding defects that can revive a personal grievance.

Common employment disputes for farming businesses using Federated Farmers or similar employment agreements, including hours, accommodation, deductions, leave, performance and execution of the agreement.

How Covid-19 wage-subsidy arrangements interacted with wages, hours, leave and restructuring, and why subsidy support did not itself authorise employers to reduce contractual or statutory entitlements.