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Results for trial period dismissal
Urgent employer guidance for situations where dismissal or suspension is being considered and an immediate decision could create a personal grievance or destroy useful evidence.
The legal and practical steps before dismissing for medical incapacity, including reliable medical information, consultation, prognosis, reasonable time to recover and consideration of alternatives or rehabilitation.
Analysis of the 2026 contribution changes and the continuing need to prove blameworthy employee conduct that contributed to the situation giving rise to the grievance before remedies are reduced or removed.
Two resignation-letter approaches are explained: an ordinary amicable resignation and a resignation that records the employer conduct relied on for a possible constructive-dismissal grievance.
When an accepted conditional job offer can create employment rights before the employee's first day, and the risks when an employer withdraws the offer after conditions are said to have failed.
Ahead of the 2026 election, Labour and Opportunity were asked to state their positions on the recent Employment Relations Act changes, including contribution, remedies and employee access to justice.
Employer-side help for personal grievances, disciplinary problems, redundancy, mediation and ERA claims, with an emphasis on fixing process risks early and preserving evidence before positions harden.
What employees should expect at MBIE employment mediation: the mediator's role, joint and private sessions, preparation, negotiation and how a settlement becomes binding.
