RNZ Afternoons interview with Jesse Mulligan On Tuesday 13 October 2020 RNZs Jesse Mulligan interviewed VetStaff's Julie South on the veterinarian shortage in New Zealand. He asked questions about animal welfare, what causes the shortage, what can be done about it.
Covid-19 Immigration New Zealand work visa application requirements for veterinarians This short video is made especially for HR Managers, Practice Managers and anyone else involved in placing job board advertisements in a veterinary clinic for veterinarians. Even though veterinarians are still on the Long Term Skills Shortage list with Immigration New Zealand, Covid-19 resulted in [...]
EMPLOYEE vs LOCUM (CONTRACTOR) The IRD (and employment law) has very specific criteria for what it regards as a contractor (in veterinary terms, that's a locum) and employee. If a clinic hires a locum for an ongoing, open-ended position, the IRD could start to wonder why the incumbent isn't an employee. Different legal [...]
Trial and Probation Periods are two completely different beasts – a guide to what, when, where and how for veterinary clinics and their employees Relying on a trial period, if applied or executed incorrectly, may come back to bite an employer later. Here’s an overview of what the differences are between trial and probation periods [...]
The Domestic Violence – Victims Protection Act 2018 the what, why, when, who and how in your clinic The Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act came into force on 1 April 2019. It adds legal protections in the workplace for people affected by domestic violence. Put another way, this means your clinic is legally [...]
Staffing for maximum profit Every practice faces the challenge of having the right level of staff, in the right place, at the right time. Get it wrong and staff can be hanging around. Or the worse scenario, are so busy they run constantly behind: frustrating customers, stressed out stressing other staff. A combination [...]
