Employment Relationships: Reduce Your Risk

In this practical hour designed for employers, HR and managers, we will help you identify and manage legal risk at every stage of the employment lifecycle. Structured around three clear phases — Pre-Employment, During Employment and Post-Employment — it turns complex law into actionable steps you can apply straight away.

You'll learn how to get employment agreements and pre-employment screening right, rely safely on what candidates tell you, and handle flexible-work requests, mental health, free speech issues, Privacy and AI, tikanga and fair process with confidence. It closes by showing how to protect your business after someone leaves, through effective confidentiality and restraint-of-trade provisions.

Grounded in current legislation and leading case law and bursting with stories from the coal face, this session gives you the practical knowledge to reduce grievances, avoid costly disputes and build stronger, compliant workplaces.

Led by Alastair Hall at Riverstone Law. Alastair is a specialist employment barrister with a wealth of experience advising and representing both employees and employers (from SMEs through to international corporates). He regularly appears in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court; is on the Employment Law Committee for the New Zealand Law Society; and is known for his practical approach.

Doors open 12.15pm - Light lunch provided