Profile
Work Department
Position
Partner
Career
Charlotte is a partner in our employment team. She helps her clients deal with complex employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious, including collective bargaining, restrictive covenants, restructuring, discipline and dismissals and policy issues.
Charlotte is an accomplished litigator, having appeared as Counsel in the regulatory, criminal and employment jurisdictions. She is also focussed on dispute resolution procedures in the workplace and provides solution-focussed, pragmatic and responsive advice to her clients.
Charlotte assists a wide range of international companies, New Zealand corporates, SMEs and other organisations on any issues that arise with their employees, including personal grievances, restraints of trade and restructures. She also has extensive experience with assisting clients with compliance with the Holidays Act and issues that arise under the Human Rights Act. Her background as a criminal prosecutor also provides specialist expertise in carrying out investigations into matters such as fraud, bullying, harassment and theft.
Charlotte is committed to achieving commercial outcomes to difficult employment issues through understanding her client’s business objectives and how they want to manage their people.
Charlotte is also the Chair of the Board for the Auckland Business Chamber. This provides her with a valuable insight into the New Zealand business environment and access to a network of key stakeholders and decision-makers in the business and government sectors.
Languages
Education
University of Canterbury, 2002, Political Science
University of Canterbury, 2002, Bachelor of Laws, LLB
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The employment team at Dentons are extremely experienced in all facets of NZ employment law and health and safety. They provide robust advice that is also commercial and pragmatic and fit for clients' business culture and context.’
‘What I like about Charlotte Parkhill's approach is that it is clear and to the point, well backed up through case law and her vast experience, and I am able to talk through options with her and how they will work in my business context.'
‘Greg Cain is calm and methodical but also very knowledgeable.’
‘It is very a much a collaborative approach with the needs of the client foremost and no sense of one-upmanship or individual glory. The advice is always comprehensive, pragmatic, and extraordinarily timely.’
‘Greg Cain's depth and breadth of knowledge and his advocacy are excellent.’
‘All team members I have worked with have been responsive and supportive.’
Key clients
- Harcourts
- Brightwater Engineering Limited
- Department of Corrections
- Rescare Homes Trust
- Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children)
- Ministry of Social Development