HR Manager - A New Zealand Handbook is a practical and comprehensive new guide to all key areas of human resources management in New Zealand. It explores the latest developments in people management practice, talent management, employment law, and health and safety.

Providing up-to-date requirements for legal compliance, and essential guidance on good HR practice, this book will help organisations and HR professionals:

• have the skills to manage staff through each stage of the employment cycle
• stay compliant with key areas of employment law
• respond to day-to-day issues involving staff with confidence
• make the right decisions when faced with more challenging HR scenarios
• refer to sample HR policies, procedures and forms and adapt them for their own use.

Written in plain English and designed so that readers can easily find the topic they are interested in, HR Manager is the ideal, quick-reference guide for busy professionals. The book incorporates findings from the latest research studies and surveys to keep practitioners and students up-to-date with new developments in this complex area.