Julie Hardaker Limited – EMPLOYMENT LAW, RELATIONSHIP PROPERTY, PUBLIC LAW

Julie Hardaker : Lawyer | Director

Julie brings to clients and boardrooms a combination of skills.
• Over 25 years of legal experience, with specialist expertise in employment law
• A strategic and pragmatic approach to legal work and board roles
• A proven record of successful negotiation and advocacy expertise
• Extensive governance experience across a range of boards and sectors
• A collaborative working style

Julie has first class honours degrees in law and Masters in business management. From 2010 – 2016, she served two terms as Mayor of Hamilton.

Julie provides advice in all aspects of employment law and is a specialist in independent investigations. She is regularly engaged to conduct employment and workplace investigations, and independent investigations for local government. She is an expert in local government issues.

Julie is an experienced board director and Chair and is a Chartered Fellow of the global Chartered Governance Institute. Her board roles include government and local government CCO appointments as well as voluntary not-for-profit and community roles. She also provides governance training, and advice and support to boards about governance practice.

Julie has a strong interest in supporting women into governance and has been Chair of Women on Boards New Zealand since 2018. She regularly speaks at events and on panels about women and leadership.

In 2016 Julie was one of the first recipients of the Order of Te Arikinui Queen Te Atairangikaahu (Waikato Tainui) for services to Māori.

QUALIFICATIONS

LLB (Hons 1st class), 1994
MMS (Hons 1st class), 2017
FCG, FCGNZ Chartered Fellow, Chartered Governance Institute (CGI), 2017

MEMBERSHIPS

New Zealand Law Society
Chartered Fellow, Chartered Governance Institute
Chartered Governance Institute New Zealand
Women on Boards New Zealand

GOVERNANCE ROLES

Deputy Chairperson Bay Venues Limited - current
Chairperson Orchestras Central Trust - current
Chairperson Women on Boards New Zealand Trust - current
Deputy Chairperson Auckland Transport (2024 - 2026)
Chairperson / Executive Director Chartered Governance Institute New Zealand (2018 - 2024)
Trustee Common Good Foundation (2018 - 2024)
Trustee Te Tamawai Trust: The WaterBoy (2019 - 2020)
Chairperson The Peoples Project (2014 - 2016)
Trustee Vibrant Hamilton Trust (2011 - 2016)
Board Member SODA (2010 - 2014)
Member Governance Board McCaw Lewis (2008 - 2010)
Board Member & Chairperson Waikato NZSPCA (2009 - 2011)
Trustee St Peter’s School Board of Trustees (2007 - 2010)
Board Member Waikato Chamber of Commerce (2006 - 2008)
Board Member Habitat for Humanity Central Nth Island (2005 - 2008)

GOVERNMENT APPOINTED GOVERNANCE ROLES

Regulatory Standards Board - current
Water Services Authority - Taumata Arowai - current
Charities Registration Board - current
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - current
Chairperson Environmental Protection Authority (2018 - 2021)
Ministry for the Environment Waste Minimisation Fund Panel (2017 - 2022)
Lotteries Significant Projects and Major Community Facilities Funds (2017 - 2020)

Services

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Advice on all aspects of the employment relationship and employment law
Personal grievances, restructures and redundancy
Mediation, Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court advocacy

INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS

Independent workplace and employment investigations, including complaints and misconduct
Independent investigations and reviews in local government including Code of Conduct complaints and CEO relationship

GOVERNANCE SUPPORT & ADVICE

Development and facilitation of governance training courses
Board practices and processes including AGMs
Governance advise, legal compliance, governance best practice
CEO performance reviews and management

JULIE HARDAKER LAWYERS: EMPLOYMENT LAW, RELATIONSHIP PROPERTY, PUBLIC LAW

JULIE HARDAKER LAWYERS: EMPLOYMENT LAW, RELATIONSHIP PROPERTY, PUBLIC LAW

Julie Hardaker : Lawyer | Director

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