Wairarapa's own
Employment Law Team
Providing employment law services to clients all through the Wairarapa and the Wellington region.
"If you have an employment problem, CW Employment Law can help with practical, affordable advice, and pragmatic solutions"
Tracy Campbell
DIRECTOR
Tracy is an enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
Tracy spent her childhood in a semi-rural setting near Invercargill. She spent the first twenty-five years of her working life as a sheep and cattle farmer before beginning her legal career.
Tracy's first legal position was as a solicitor in a general practice in Invercargill.
Her focus and expertise in employment law and workplace issues developed while she was engaged with a range of industry associations and groups over a number of years. Tracy gained a wealth of experience in employment law while working in Federated Farmers' in-house employment team, and as in-house solicitor for the Meat Industry Association, the Fertiliser Industry Association, and Imperial Tobacco.
Tracy's professional experience also includes operational policy in regulatory compliance with the Department of Internal Affairs, and working as an investigator with the New Zealand Privacy Commission.
Tracy does not take work on a "no-win no-fee basis". The ethics of those sorts of arrangements are much debated. her view is that they are murky at best.
Tracy understands that people face difficult situations during employment disputes, restructuring, and redundancy. She can tailor fee arrangements to suit almost any budget.
It is not all work, though. Tracy loves her garden and takes a special interest in heritage roses. Back in her farming days, she competed in sheepdog trialling, which took her all around the country.
Nowadays, Tracy has a small dog of uncertain breeding named Keith. Tracy and Keith can often be seen enjoying a stroll through Masterton's fabulous parkland around Henley Lake.
CW Employment Law Limited was founded in 2017. It started out with offices at 2 Perry Street, Masterton.
The business moved to 227 Chapel Street, Masterton in July 2018, where it shared rooms with Simon Ogilvie, Property Lawyer.
Since the pandemic Tracy has worked from her home office in Lansdowne.
If you have an employment issue, whether you are an employer or an employee, Tracy is happy to consider your matter and the issues involved. She provides practical advice and pragmatic solutions.
Tracy Campbell DIRECTOR
About CW Employment Law
+64 22 675 0464 tracy@cwlaw.nz
I believe employment law exists in large part because employment involves people. And wherever there are people, there will be different perspectives, values, expectations and goals.
Things change. A job that began well may not work out as the employer or employee intended or hoped. Sometimes people simply see the same events very differently and can no longer sit down together and resolve the problem.
That’s where I come in.
Sometimes the law provides a clear answer. More often, resolving an employment problem means listening carefully, understanding both sides, identifying what really matters, and finding the best way forward.
I enjoy helping people through difficult employment situations. The most satisfying outcome is one that resolves the problem fairly, allows people to move forward, and leaves my clients glad they came to me.
SERVICES
Grievances
Representation for either employers or employees in resolving grievances or disciplinary matters.
Dispute Resolution
Support for either employers or employees engaged in employment related disputes.
Performance Issues
Assistance for those engaged in a performance management process. We offer specialist training and documentation.
REpresentation
Representation at mediation or the Employment Relations Authority.
Collective Bargaining
I provide support and advocacy through the bargaining process, from initial planning, to managing industrial disputes.
Training
I deliver workshops on regulatory compliance like the Health and Safety at Work, Parental Leave, and Holiday Acts.
Employment Agreements
I draft employment agreements and help employers with the Criminal Records, Human Rights, and Privacy Acts.
Redundancy & Restructuring
I help employers with business changes. We also help employees affected by restructuring or redundancy.
