Employment Law
Amy is a recognised leader in employment law practice.
She advises employers, employees and unions, and this gives her a wide knowledge and understanding of the problems you might face and how best to address them. You might seek Amy’s advice for:
- Drafting or reviewing employment agreements and contractor agreements
- Dealing with employment problems – disciplinary meetings, performance management, serious misconduct, termination, dismissal and warnings.
- Negotiating or enforcing restraints of trade like non solicitation and other customer protection provisions.
- Addressing difficult payments issues – holiday pay, public holidays, sleepovers, underpayment and overpayment.
- Health and Safety, ACC and Human Rights claims.
- Helping you navigate investigations by the Labour Inspectorate or Worksafe.
- Resolving personal grievances.
- Attending mediation as your representative.
- Dealing with professional regulatory investigations and complaints.
- Initiating and defending proceedings in the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court.
Direct instructions: While some matters require an instructing solicitor, Amy is approved to take direct instructions on Employment Law matters. This means that you may choose to deal directly with Amy and not engage a solicitor as well. Using an instructing solicitor can have the benefit of providing administrative or research support, and a second person familiar with your file. However, you may incur further costs, and can choose to engage directly with specialised advice.
