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Employment Law Series 2026 Part 1 - Hiring and Agreements
Tue 17 March, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM NZDT
Master the foundations of every successful hire with expert guidance on drafting compliant employment agreements, clear job descriptions, and confident offers from day one
Preparing employment agreements and job descriptions are tricky tasks, essential for every employment relationship.
Get your employment agreements and job descriptions right from the start.
Prepare employment agreements that comply with the law and protect your company property, confidential information, and workplace stability.
Avoid common pitfalls in individual employment agreements, so you hire with confidence.
Designed for practice managers, professional advisors and HR professionals, this webinar covers key legal obligations at the beginning of an employment relationship.
We will cover the legal requirements for employment agreements. We’ll guide you through drafting a letter of offer, job descriptions, and person profiles.
Key takeaways
Join us in this essential webinar as we explore:
- Essential legal clauses and optional protections for company assets
- Gathering key client information for professional advisors
- Protect an employer’s interests with 90-day trials, notice periods, grounds for termination, and restraint of trade clauses
- Comply with the law in availability provisions and bonding and training agreements
- Prepare a letter of offer, job descriptions, and person profiles
Our employment lawyer Julia Shallcrass will provide expert insights on drafting employment agreements that meet legal requirements and protect your business.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This webinar will give you useful tips for preparing documents for new employees, including:
- Different types of employment relationships
- Dealing with fixed-term and casual arrangements
- Mandatory clauses required by law
- Drafting optional clauses that protect company property and confidential information
- Drafting clauses for employers on: Availability provisions, Conditions of employment, Drug and alcohol testing, Grounds for Termination, Notice, Bonding and Training, and Restraint of trade
- Preparing letters of offer, job descriptions and person profiles
- Reviewing and updating employment agreements
SUITED TO
Employers, HR professionals, practice managers, employment law practitioners, professional advisors (accountants and lawyers), and managers or administrators responsible for preparing individual employment agreements.
Ideal for professionals in their first five years of practice or anyone new to employment law, and a practical refresher for experienced practitioners.
PRESENTER
Julia Shallcrass, Director, KiwiBoss
Julia is an employment and privacy lawyer with over 17 years of experience in legal education. As founder of KiwiBoss, she helps HR professionals, managers, and leaders navigate workplace challenges while ensuring compliance with employment laws. Known for her practical and engaging training style, Julia delivers in-house and public courses both virtually and across New Zealand. KiwiBoss training helps participants develop clear, actionable strategies for improving productivity. She’s also an employment columnist for the NZ Herald and was named one of NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women in 2024 for her contributions to the profession. To explore KiwiBoss training opportunities and stay updated on upcoming courses and webinars, visit kiwiboss.co.nz.
Employment Law Series 2026 Part 2 - Managing Disciplinary Issues and Ending Employment
Thu 26 March, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM NZDT
Confidently tackle performance issues, misconduct, and medical incapacity with clear, lawful processes that protect your workplace and minimise risk
Many employers will need to manage problems like poor performers, misconduct, or medical incapacity at some stage.
Navigating these processes can be complex. It’s critical that you follow correct legal steps to avoid costly mistakes.
This webinar will equip you with the knowledge and practical strategies to handle disciplinary issues and terminations lawfully and effectively.
Learn how to manage common challenges like poor performance, misconduct, and medical incapacity, while ensuring compliance with employment law.
Discover the correct procedures for issuing warnings, conducting disciplinary processes, and making lawful decisions to end employment.
Gain insights into managing employment relationship problems through the complaints and grievance process.
Key takeaways
Join us in this essential webinar as we explore:
- Employer’s duties: good faith and the test of justification
- Managing poor performance through formal processes
- Differentiating between poor performance and misconduct
- Investigating misconduct, including external investigations
- Conducting fair disciplinary processes and dismissals
- Managing medical incompatibility and frequent absenteeism
- Giving notice and ending employment
- Resolving employment relationship problems and personal grievances
Our employment lawyer Julia Shallcrass will provide expert insights on ending employment relationships and managing problems.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This webinar equips you with practical tools to navigate employment disciplinary processes and resolve workplace issues effectively, including:
- Employer obligations when managing employment matters
- Handling formal performance management processes
- Conducting disciplinary investigations and dismissals
- Managing medical incapacity cases
- Giving notice and ending employment correctly
- Resolving employment relationship problems and personal grievances
SUITED TO
This webinar is a practical guide for new employment law practitioners, professional advisors (accountants and lawyers), and managers or administrators responsible for leading teams or advising clients on employment matters.
Ideal for professionals in their first five years of practice or anyone new to employment law, and a practical refresher for experienced practitioners.
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PRESENTER
Julia Shallcrass, Director, KiwiBoss
Julia is an employment and privacy lawyer with over 17 years of experience in legal education. As founder of KiwiBoss, she helps HR professionals, managers, and leaders navigate workplace challenges while ensuring compliance with employment laws. Known for her practical and engaging training style, Julia delivers in-house and public courses both virtually and across New Zealand. KiwiBoss training helps participants develop clear, actionable strategies for improving productivity. She’s also an employment columnist for the NZ Herald and was named one of NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women in 2024 for her contributions to the profession. To explore KiwiBoss training opportunities and stay updated on upcoming courses and webinars, visit kiwiboss.co.nz.
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