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Restructuring to survive the impacts of COVID-19

As a direct result of the Covid-19 lockdown and the subsequent economic impacts, a business saw a big drop in forward sales and realised pretty quickly that changes had to be made to the structure ...

What constitutes a restructure?

When you make any significant changes to the roles, positions, or terms of employment of your staff then you are in fact changing the structure of your business, hence the name restructuring. You may decide ...

Compulsory Employer Accreditation is here, is your business ready to apply?

Do you have migrant staff? Are you 100% sure they are all employed lawfully and that you fully meet your legislative obligations? You'd be surprised just how many employers are putting themselves at risk of ...

Business Planning Skills Shortage Neazor Brady

Business planning in the face of NZ’s growing skills shortage

The skills shortage is consistently cited as the biggest issue faced by New Zealand businesses and, thanks to current border closures, it will only get worse. There are extreme restrictions on who can enter New ...

The hidden costs of recruitment

Recruiting a new person is a pain. No two ways about it. It costs time and money, and you don't always get a result. Have you ever put an ad on TradeMe or Seek, paid ...

Employer-Assisted Work Visas Neazor Brady

Government Plan to Overhaul Employer-Assisted Work Visas Will Have Huge Impact on Employers

In December last year, the Minister of Immigration the Honourable Iain Lees-Galloway put out for public consultation, a proposal to completely overhaul the Employer-Assisted Work Visa programme. The proposal has potentially far-reaching consequences for ...