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As economic conditions worsen, many New Zealand businesses are finding times tough. They are looking for ways to get through difficult times while maintaining employees’ jobs.
This page provides ideas on working differently to help your business or workplace survive and advice for employers and employees if restructuring becomes necessary.
Ensuring the Basics are in Place
In difficult times, it is necessary to position your business so that it has the best possible chance to survive and grow. Examining opportunities to improve productivity and reviewing your employment practices can help you better understand the position your business is in. It helps you to prepare for any necessary changes and avoid disputes later on.
Basics include:
Different Ways of Working
As an alternative to reducing staff numbers, many companies are looking at different ways of working. This may involve:
When a Restructure is Needed
Restructuring is often difficult but is most likely to be successful if the process includes input from those most directly affected – the staff.
Redundancy
A redundancy is a situation where there is genuinely no longer work for an employee to do. Employees are only entitled to a redundancy payment if it is specifically provided for in their employment agreement or is otherwise negotiated.
Information about redundancy:
Problem Solving
The best way to deal with a workplace problem is to prevent it from occurring. But when disputes arise that cannot be solved by employers and employees talking there is help available.
What other Help is Available?
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This page was last updated on:
19-Oct-2009
and is current.
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