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Ninety days, or not?

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Dear Aunt MASie

Fiona Mines
Employment contracts
A robust recruitment process will help avoid employing the wrong person

DEAR AUNT MASie

As an owner of a small practice, I have found comfort in the 90-day trial period when taking on new staff. With the Government proposing changes to this legislation, can you give me some advice on how I can manage the risk of getting it wrong when employing new staff?

Risky business, Auckland

At the time of writing, the detail of the new Government policy is still unknown, but the Labour Party indicated during its campaign it would be repla