As New Zealand rolls out its vaccination campaign and distributes the COVID-19 vaccines, how does this affect your staff and impact on health and safety? It also raises some issues around privacy.

Employers are being encouraged to make it easy for employees to get vaccinated by removing any disadvantages such as costs or time off work. For example, employees could get vaccinated during work hours without using annual leave or losing pay or vaccinations might be able to be done inhouse (for larger employers). Information about the vaccinations could also be distributed within your office.

It's clear some employers either panicked or did not bother getting good advice about reducing staff costs during the lockdown, and there Is now a backlog of cases in the Employment Relations Authority dealing with Covid-19 related issues. Here, Paul Brown details some of the more common mistakes he encountered since the first return to Alert Level 1 (and to avoid in the event of future similar scenarios).

Imagine more than $80,000 in fines for not keeping proper wage records! This is certainly one the largest fines I have heard of, and all so easily avoidable.

Choosing to quit your job is a big decision at any time. But leaving a position during a pandemic? That’s a call of monumental proportions! You obviously have your reasons for contemplating such a move, but everything needs to be tempered by the current situation, and what might lie ahead. Here are three things to consider before waving goodbye to your boss.

As a small business owner, you have a lot on your plate right now. Or, to be more accurate, you have even more on your plate. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown has probably presented you with more than one plate, and they’re all spinning – but not in the same direction.

England is known for having some of the world’s most passionate football fans. While this is a point of pride, it can be taken to an extreme when fans resort to violence and vandalism—often broadly called hooliganism. English hooligans have earned a particular reputation over the past century for occasionally harmful behavior.

One of my consistent beliefs on our current crisis is that it will be the defining moment for many organizations and leaders. Regardless of how people remember their own circumstances, I’m convinced they will have long-lasting memories of how others treated them.

During lock down we have all had time to reflect on what is important in life and how much time we actually spend on what really matters. We experienced the importance of family and human connection along with the need for community spirit.