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Don’t face workplace issues alone

Even the most experienced HR professionals and business owners need someone to turn to for employment advice and support. With our team of employment lawyers backing you 24/7, you’ll feel confident that your HR processes are in order, you’ll have peace of mind knowing your workplace is compliant with the law, and you can rest easy knowing you’ve implemented procedures that mitigate risks and protect your business from workplace claims.

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Backed by a leading workplace law firm

Our dedicated workplace relations consultants are all experienced Human Resources and IR professionals, and they’re backed by Accredited Specialist Lawyers at LangtonHudsonButcher. There isn’t much they haven’t seen or dealt with when it comes to HR nightmares and can help your business.

Our 24/7 HR Advice line can help you with:

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Employment contracts

  • Interpreting contractual terms.
  • General advice on creating employment contracts.
  • Enforcing contractual terms.
  • The types of employment.

Employer termination and employee resignation

  • Workplace investigations and disciplinary processes.
  • Minimum notice and procedural requirements.
  • Employee entitlements upon termination and an employer’s ability to withhold termination payments.
  • Mitigating unfair dismissal risk.
  • Redundancy.
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Employee entitlements, minimum employment standards and related laws

  • Annual leave.
  • Bereavement leave.
  • Sick leave.
  • Parental leave.
  • Hours of work.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Public holidays.
  • Redundancy.

Counselling and disciplinary management

  • Performance management process.
  • Conducting or facilitating performance management meetings.
  • Writing and issuing of warnings.
  • Termination after comprehensive performance management.
  • Appropriate disciplinary action.
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Sexual Harassment, bullying, and discrimination

  • Bullying and harassment obligations and statutory provisions.
  • Investigation and review of complaints.
  • Prevention of bullying and harassment.
  • Managing complaints and dealing with grievances.
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Independent contracting agreements

  • Review and determination of contractor vs. employee classification.
  • Sham contracting risks.
  • Interpreting independent contractor agreement terms.
  • General advice on creating independent contractor agreements.
  • Tax considerations.
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Detailed, unlimited, and untimed advice

The advice Citation HR provide is always tailored to the needs of your business, industry, and the issue at hand. Trusted by thousands of businesses across New Zealand, you can rest easy knowing the advice you receive is watertight and designed to protect your business. Whether you need guidance on day-to-day HR or you have a workplace crisis, you can call as many times as you like, and stay on the phone for as long as you like – our advice line is unlimited and untimed.

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Superior and responsive service

Forget being placed in a queue or waiting on hold for long periods only to receive basic information. When you call the team at Citation HR, we’re ready and waiting to help. So, what can you expect when you contact us? We guarantee you’ll be speaking to someone who is based in New Zealand with legitimate qualifications who knows the laws of the land – it’s a flat-out no to overseas call centres and information found on Google – that’s not our style and never will be. With industry leading response times, an active roster of professionals, high-quality service, and a friendly team of people who truly care about your business, you can place your trust in us.

Got burning questions? We’ve got answers.

You need to become a Citation HR client to access this service which is available for businesses. Whenever you’re faced with a workplace problem or you have a question about day-to-day HR practices, our experts are at the other end of the line waiting to help you. Accessing this service is simple; pick up the phone and we’ll be there for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week or you can email us, and we’ll reply to you quickly.

Yes, it is! All our clients who sign up for our Citation HR services receive access to the 24/7 HR Advice line. They can call our experts 365 days a year for any HR issues, questions, or concerns they might have within their businesses. Plus, there’s no limit on the number or length of calls! Find out why over 11,000 businesses trust our workplace relations experts to give them specialist HR advice and support.

Yes, it is – while we’d love to give you advice for everything and anything, our HR consultant experts specialise in employment law and that’s what we’re best at. There’s not much our experienced team of HR experts haven’t seen, managed, or dealt with and with their knowledge you’ll be in safe hands as they guide you through any HR nightmare that may present itself. We’ve been providing HR advice for employers for over 30 years.

Yes, they will, our 24/7 HR Advice Line is manned by a team of workplace relations specialists backed by Accredited Specialist lawyers at Citation Legal.

Citation HR do not provide health and safety support however, Citation Safety, a company of Citation Group, do provide end-to-end safety solutions for businesses.

Yes, we do – our team of specialist employment lawyers provide tailored, industry-specific HR advice for employers big and small. So, whether you’re looking for general HR support or searching for the best HR advice, Citation HR is here to help you and your business.

Citation HR is part of Citation Group – we have a family of businesses that provide a range of workplace compliance solutions to small business and large enterprise clients. The Citation Safety team can advise on workers compensation claims and health and safety.