Employment Agreements
Every employee must have a written employment agreement, and outdated ones are among the most common and costly compliance gaps in New Zealand. We draft and maintain agreements that fit each role and hold up under pressure.
What we do
We draft new employment agreements and review existing ones across every arrangement: permanent individual agreements, fixed-term, casual and part-time. We make sure the mandatory clauses are present and correct, and tailor the protective ones to each role, including confidentiality, restraint of trade where justified, availability provisions and trial or probation periods applied correctly. We also keep agreements consistent with your policies and your payroll setup, so what is promised, what is documented and what is paid all line up.
Why it matters
An agreement problem usually surfaces at the worst possible time: mid-dispute, mid-termination or mid-sale of the business. Missing mandatory terms, misused 90-day trial clauses and casual agreements that no longer reflect reality are all common, and each one weakens your position exactly when you need it strongest. Agreements are also the foundation everything else builds on. Clean agreements make payroll, policies and performance management dramatically simpler, and they signal professionalism to every person you hire.
How it works with Hello Monday
We review your current agreements and flag what needs attention, then build a set of role-appropriate templates for your business and draft individual agreements as you hire. For existing staff, we manage variations properly, with consultation and written agreement rather than quiet swaps. When legislation changes, we update your templates and tell you which existing agreements are affected. For retained clients this is continuous; for others we offer it as a defined project with a clear price.
- New agreements drafted to current legislation
- Review and update of existing agreements
- Correct use of trial periods and probation clauses
- Role-specific protections such as confidentiality and restraints
- Managed variations when roles or terms change
Frequently asked questions
Does every employee need a written employment agreement?
What types of agreement do you draft?
Can we just update an existing employee's agreement?
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