HR Documentation · New Zealand

Employment docs that protect your business.

Employment agreements, policies, and handbooks tailored to your business — clear HR documentation that sets expectations and keeps you compliant.

HR specialist reviewing employment documentation
Compliance-first drafting
Every document aligned with current NZ employment law.
$1,000
Infringement fine per employee without a written employment agreement
$70–$1,800
Typical Holidays Act remediation payment per affected employee
1 April
Annual minimum wage review date to keep agreements current

Under the Employment Relations Act 2000, every employee must have a written employment agreement before they start work. Get it wrong or skip it, and you're looking at an infringement fine of $1,000 per employee plus the loss of key protections. Incorrect Holidays Act calculations are also one of the most common and expensive compliance failures among NZ employers — getting your documentation and processes right from the start is far cheaper than fixing it later.

What we help with

HR documentation built for your workplace.

Individual employment agreements

Permanent, fixed-term and casual agreements that meet current NZ law.

90-day trial period clauses

Drafted and worded correctly so they are actually enforceable.

Workplace policies

Leave, conduct, social media, health & wellbeing and more — written for your business.

Employee handbooks

A practical reference your team and managers can actually use.

Position descriptions

Clear roles and expectations that support performance and process.

Onboarding & induction docs

Set new hires up with the right paperwork from day one.

Variation of terms letters

Pay changes, restructures and other variations documented properly.

Contractor & casual agreements

Clear contracts that reflect the real working relationship.

How we help

Clear, current documents — without the jargon.

Aligned with NZ law

Documentation that reflects current employment legislation, including minimum wage and trial period requirements.

Built for your industry

Policies and templates tailored to your business — not a generic download.

Plain English

Documents your managers can understand and use day to day.

Regular reviews

Keep agreements current as legislation changes — including the annual minimum wage update each April.

As you need it

Get a single document drafted, or set up your whole documentation suite.

FAQ

Common HR documentation questions.

Yes. Under the Employment Relations Act 2000, every employee must have a written employment agreement, provided before they start work. Employers who don't can be issued an infringement fine of $1,000 per employee, and may face a further penalty from the Employment Relations Authority.
Not sure if your current agreements are compliant?

A documentation review is often where the biggest, cheapest-to-fix risks live.

Book a free HR & H&S audit and get a clear picture of where your documentation stands.