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Employment Law & HR Support

Seeking legal or HR support?

We are proud to have partnered with the best in the business for our Employment Relations suite. 

Members can contact our team for support with general legal queries, and we'll connect you with legal firm of your choice, offering preferential rates for Business South members

HR issues are handled by our accredited service delivery partner, Logan HR - a trusted local team of professional Human Resource consultants offering advice that is clear, concise and solutions-based. New members receive a 60-minute free consultation, with preferential member rates.

Call us on 0508 656 757 for any questions or concerns about your business we offer a wide suite of services to help with your legal or HR needs. 

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Legal Services

We have partnered with 3 trusted, local law firms to offer our members direct access to our legal support for a wide range of business needs.

To get started contact our team, and if more support is needed, we’ll connect you with a legal firm of your choice, at a preferential rate for our members.

Meet our Legal Partners


Our legal partners can help you with: 

  • Employment Law
  • Buying or Selling a Business
  • Intellectual Property
  • Taxation
  • Getting Through Solvency/Bankruptcy
  • Property Law
  • Resource Consent 

and more!

Contact our team, and if more support is needed, we’ll connect you with a legal firm of your choice, at a preferential rate for our members.

*Preferential rate is only applicable for new clients to the law firm
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HR Services

Human Resources issues are handled by our Accredited Service Delivery partner Logan HR a local team of professional Human Resource Consultants, offering advice that is clear, concise and solutions based. 

Contact us today to learn more about the exclusive discounted rate for our members. 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet our HR team


Human Resources issues are handled by our Accredited Service Delivery partner Logan HR- a local team of professional Human Resource Consultants who take a pragmatic approach to providing advice that is clear, concise and solutions-based. For new members we offer a free 60-minute consultation, and discounted rates for current members.

New Health and Safety changes for Otago and Southland businesses 

Business South welcomes the recent announcements by Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety, Hon Brooke van Veldon outlining a series of reforms to New Zealand’s health and safety legislation. These proposed changes aim to improve clarity, reduce unnecessary compliance obligations, and provide more targeted guidance for businesses. 

The Complexities of Calculating Leave and Holidays Act reform

The complexity of the Holidays Act 2003 has been loudly trumpeted for many years amongst practitioners in the legal, human resources, and payroll spaces. A taskforce was set up in 2018 to simplify the Act and in 2020, the government endorsed all recommendations.  The current government is set to review and enact the changes albeit modified reflecting the current governments priorities.

Due to the complexity, we will provide a rolling review of the types of changes that have been talked about, but not yet enacted into legislation. 

Uber loses appeal - court rules drivers are employees, not contractors

The Court of Appeal is backing four Uber drivers in their fight to be treated as employees, rather than contractors. 

The court dismissed Uber’s appeal of a 2022 Employment Court decision that also ruled in favour of the drivers. 

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

How would you describe the performance of your management team? Have you ever considered what might be preventing you from achieving the results you are after?

Presenting the Business South Phone App

It's been a long time in the making but we are super excited to present to you the members-only phone app! 

March 2024 Quarterly Southern Business Survey

The latest findings from the Quarterly Southern Business Survey are in.

November 2023 Quarterly Southern Business Survey

The latest findings from the Quarterly Southern Business Survey are in.

September Quarterly Southern Business Survey Results

The latest findings from the Quarterly Southern Business Survey are in.

Advocating for immigration changes

At a time of record high employment, and a shortage of employees in most sectors and most regions of New Zealand, immigration is needed at all levels to meet skill shortages that are constraining economic growth.

 

New Business Payment Practices disclosure regime

The Government will introduce a new Business Payment Practices disclosure regime. We asked our Senior Solicitor, Ronda Tokona, to explain what this means for business.