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Employment law update: what's changed, what's coming, and what to watch
It's been a busy few months for employment law in Aotearoa, and the pace isn't letting up. As always, our aim is to help employers understand what's changing, what it means for your organisation, and what you should be doing to prepare.
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Upcoming Employment Law Changes: A Test of Leadership, Not Just Compliance
Anyone keeping an eye on the headlines will know that employment law in Aotearoa is set for significant change in the next 12-18 months. The Government has explained that the changes aim to boost productivity and make it simpler for employers to ‘hire and fire’ and reduce compliance costs. While these changes are good news for employers, they will need to consider how to implement any changes - some of which could be worrying for employees - in a way that aligns with their values and supports the kind of experience they want to create for their employees.

Ways of Working – Catalytic Mechanisms to Drive Performance (and more)
What are catalytic mechanisms, and how do they drive sustained organisational performance? At Humankind, we've designed our Ways of Working (WoW) as catalytic mechanisms—self-sustaining, performance-enhancing rhythms and rituals. These powerful tools align our team around strategic objectives, maintain attention on results, enable collaboration and learning across our team, activate our culture, and facilitate enduring organisational change.

