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Welcome to the Employment Relations in New Zealand site! Employment relations are part of our daily lives. The site concentrates on key areas and themes. It is intended to be a practical introduction and guide to the principal employment legislation as well as to provide the visitor with sources of information for future reference.

The Authors of 'Employment Relations in New Zealand'
	Dr Felicity Lamm is a specialist in employment relations, occupational health and safety and the small business sector. She has a MPhil degree in Employment Relations from the University of Auckland and a PhD in Industrial Relations from the University of New South Wales. She has completed research projects for New Zealand and overseas public and private sector organisations in areas such as employment programmes, regulatory compliance behaviour, the small business sector and occupational health and safety. Currently she is on the research advisory panel for the OSH Service of the Department of Labour and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Safety Science.

	Dr Erling Rasmussen has been a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Management and Employment Relations, The University of Auckland since 1993. He is currently editor of New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations. Erling’s current research projects include: employment relations in the banking industry; workers' awareness and attitudes; non-standard employment and self-employment; workplace reform; comparative employment relations (Scandinavia, Australia & New Zealand). Erling was previously a Policy Advisor at the Industrial Relations Service, Department of Labour, Wellington. Erling has worked in the private sector in the United Kingdom and he has also been an academic researcher in Australia, Italy and Denmark.