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Employer Obligations Refresh

Outlining the foundations of workplace and employment relations in the early learning sector. This webinar equips you with proactive measures and addresses common issues that arise.

Date Recorded: 1st November, 2023
Price: $40 for ECC Members, $120 for non-members

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Subtitle

When everybody knows how things are meant to be done, difficult situations can be resolved easier and there are some ‘must dos’ that should be in place.

Presented By

Caro Rieger, Black Door Law

Webinar Duration

Approximately 60 minutes

Who is this webinar for?

ECC members, Employers (owners, directors or managers) of early learning services in New Zealand

What will you learn?

In this webinar we will outline all the significant changes that need to be made across employment agreements, including the changes to ECC’s recommended approach to managing employer Pay Parity obligations (should funding rates decrease or fail to keep up with salary pay scale obligations in the future).


This webinar will take you through:


  • The foundations of workplace and employment relations,
  • The role of workplace policies, specific to the ECE sector,
  • Best practices and proactive measures you can take to avoid relationship problems,
  • The most common issues that can arise and how to resolve difficult issues.


The webinar will provide the overview to save employers time to identify what changes they want or need to make.

Certificate of completion provided
for your professional learning records
About the presenter

Caro Rieger/Black Door Law

Caro is the Founder/Director and Principal Lawyer of Black Door Law, she has extensive experience partnering with employers to achieve their business and people goals and is a trusted advisor to boards and executives in private and public organisations. Caro regularly assists school boards and early childhood providers and other organisations where professional disciplinary matters may arise. She has a unique understanding of the challenges faced by these organisations and the regulatory frameworks they work within.
Black Door Law is ECC’s preferred supplier for employment law advice. Black Door Law operates the ECC helpline, providing ECC members with specialist knowledge and a full range of advice on employment issues that face Early Childhood Education centres.

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