Buckett Law - the employment law experts

 We were surprised at Buckett Law by the recent suggestion that there would be an abundance of people prepared to take hung-over days as ‘sick days’ and that this would be accepted readily by employers. Read more...

As of 1 April 2011 all new employees can be subject to a 90 day trial period. This allows an employer to terminate an employment relationship within the first 90 days without reason and without risk. Read more...

As we have seen with the Ports of Auckland dispute, changing an employee’s legal status to ‘casual’ can have severe consequences, both legal and personal. This article will hopefully clarify what it means to shift a full or part time employee into a casual position. Read more...