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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cov). A novel coronavirus (nCOV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.

On Friday the 28th of February the first case of coronavirus was confirmed. Covid-19 will affect the health of New Zealanders and the economy. We don’t know how long it will last or how far it will spread but we do know that businesses across many industries are experiencing / going to experience a cash crunch. It will be both a demand shock (affecting tourism, education and goods exports) and a supply shock (affecting our imports and perhaps disrupting the labour market if people can’t get to work).

Please join us for an evening session exploring the obligations of employers in the face of Covid-19.

The topics being covered in relation to the coronavirus include:

• Health and Safety obligations;

• Sick leave entitlements;

• Force majeure clauses; and

• Pandemic policy planning

About Duncan Cotterill

Our specialist employment law team - one of the biggest in New Zealand – work across New Zealand assisting clients navigate their employment and health and safety issues. We believe the best advice is given by analysing the people involved, the situations at hand and the wider context of your business objectives.

We help employers of all sizes, from owner / operators and SMEs to multinationals and senior executives, with a full range of employment law issues. This includes front-end advice such as employment and contracting agreements, workplace policies, holiday and leave, remuneration, privacy, human rights issues and advice, restraint of trade, confidentiality, collective bargaining, restructuring, redundancy advice, disciplinary and performance issues, bullying and harassment, personal grievances, workplace stress claims, and health and safety issues.

We help resolve disputes through mediation, other forms of dispute resolution, as well as Court and Employment Relations Authority representation. We use our extensive technical knowledge of employment law and experience to represent your best chance of success.

Pricing

• HRNZ Members $30.00
• HRNZ Student Members $5.00
• Non Members $40.00

Please note our prices include GST

To Register

HRNZ Members: to receive the member discount please log in to the HRNZ website FIRST and register through the BUY TICKETS link in the event listing. This will give you access to your member discount.

Non members can register through the BUY TICKETS link

Payment

Fees will be due for payment in full for each branch event, and are non-refundable unless cancellation has been confirmed by email to branchevents@hrnz.org.nz at least two working days before the event.

Cancellations and Refunds

To receive a full refund, cancellations must be received by HRNZ by email to branchevents@hrnz.org.nz two working days before the day of the event.

Cancellations after this time and/or 'no shows' on the day will be payable in full.

Appropriate substitutions are welcome - please email branchevents@hrnz.org.nz with their details.