Employment Leave Bill New Zealand: What Employers Need to Know
Key Insights Annual and sick leave will accrue in hours from day one. Most employers have a 24-month transition period to prepare. Part-time sick leave will be based on hours worked, not 10 days. For years, New Zealand employers have struggled to apply leave rules consistently, particularly where staff work variable hours, receive allowances or […]
New Zealand’s New Visa English Rules Put Workplace Inclusion in Focus
KEY INSIGHTS Half of all skilled work visa applicants now need new English standards from June 2026. A record 72,700 New Zealand citizens left in the year to September 2025. NZ employers cannot outbid Australian poachers, so culture is the new retention lever. In the year to September 2025, a record 72,700 New Zealanders […]
PvP Culture at Work: Why Your Best People Are Fighting Each Other
When colleagues compete against each other instead of the market, everyone loses. Here’s how PvP culture takes root in organisations, what it costs, and the practical steps high-trust workplaces use to redirect ambition toward shared goals. In organisations that make our best workplaces list, 85 per cent of employees agree that “people avoid politicking and […]
Connecting High Trust Leadership With Better AI Adoption
“The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again.” – Justin Trudeau Throughout history, humans have always struggled with adapting to change. Our minds are wired to create routines and habits that allow us to navigate our lives in a predictable way. However, despite this need for […]