4 February 2009: As the sole New Zealand representative of the global Employment Law Alliance (ELA), Simpson Grierson is delighted to participate in the publication of the ELA's 'Changes to HR Regulation in 2008'.

An international network of more than 3,000 lawyers providing employment and labour expertise in over 90 countries, ELA members work closely together to ensure their clients' legal matters are handled seamlessly to offer comprehensive and cost-effective legal compliance around the globe. 

"The ELA invites leading employment law firms from every jurisdiction to be part of their network and Simpson Grierson is proud to co-brand the ELA's 'Changes to HR Regulation in 2008' publication, which will be distributed across the Asia-Pacific region," said Phillipa Muir, partner and head of Simpson Grierson's employment group.

"This is a valuable publication that provides a brief outline of human resource regulation changes that occurred in 14 Asia-Pacific jurisdictions last year and was put together by ELA members in this region – including Simpson Grierson."

The firm will be sending a complimentary copy of 'Changes to HR Regulation in 2008'  to all its clients in the Asia-Pacific region.