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Employers often grumble about how difficult it is to fire someone. These grumblings usually come from smaller employers who have little administrative resource and cannot afford megabucks on lawyers to help them through the myriad of employment procedures.
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The new government has come to their rescue.
The first 100 days of the National government saw a number of urgent measures passed through Parliament to demonstrate action and commitment to their policy manifesto. In the employment arena we have seen the introduction of a 90-day grievance free period, which was a key plank of National's employment policy.
