Archive for the ‘Covid-19’ Category

Commercial Leasees – should tenants and landlords be adjusting expectations? Frustration of contracts
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Kalev Crossland and Jesvin Boparoy, www.shieffangland.co.nzRepublished with permission.Guidance only – not intended as a substitute for specific legal advice. Overview Here’s our scenario: The government locks down a community, city, region, state or the country. Customers can no longer come to the tenanted […]
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Tips for NZ Employers: reducing employee hours and redundancy
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Kalev Crossland, www.shieffangland.co.nzRepublished with permission.Not a substitute for specific legal advice; guidance only. 1. Casual workers For employees who are genuinely casual workers (on a casual agreement, hours are irregular, they can turn down shifts and/or make themselves unavailable for periods), they have […]
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Commercial Leases
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Peter Liao and Janki Patel, www.carsonfox.co.nz Republished with permission. With New Zealand now in lockdown, it would be prudent for businesses with a commercial lease (whether as a landlord or tenant) to carefully consider what impact this has on their rights and obligations […]
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Tax relief options for Businesses and Individuals
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Tax relief and income assistance is available to people affected by the downturn in business due to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). There are a range of ways to help depending on your circumstances. Please contact us if you need any assistance.
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"Fear is contagious. So is hope."
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Written by Steve Ballantyne, www.storyiq.co.nzRepublished with permission. The beauty and simplicity of the above quote struck me while reading an article by Mark Schaefer. It occurred to me that as we face the global predicament created by COVID-19, leaders have the responsibility to change the […]
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"Don't panic, don't panic"
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. These are difficult times, and almost unprecedented in the uncertainty and wide-spread nature of the communication/coverage of C-19. What can we draw on as business owners, employers and employees to manage through this? There are practical things than can be done to manage, and before […]
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Covid-19 Information
We’ve compiled some helpful links… View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. Together we can slow the spread. Updates on COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health. This website has everything you need to know about COVID-19 in one place. Learn the simple steps you can take to unite against the virus and slow its […]
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High-level tips to assist small business prepare for Covid-19
View all of our Covid-19 related articles by clicking here. The coronavirus or COVID-19 presents a significant threat not only to human health but also to business. For many businesses, likely moves by governments to contain the public health risk may result in a sudden fall in demand for your products or services, labour shortages […]
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