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Who We Are

Rose Alchin & Associates is a family-owned legal chambers located in Hamilton CBD, specialising in New Zealand Employment Law.

About Us

We understand the importance of fair, lawful, and respectful employment relationships as being the foundation for any business. Getting these foundations right at the beginning of an employment relationship is essential to avoid potential problems in the future for both Employers and Employees.

We appreciate the delicate and sometimes complicated roads that employers must navigate to uphold their obligations as an employer. Keeping their employee relationships lawful whilst also protecting their businesses that they have worked hard to build can be a difficult balancing act. We are here to help to ensure our clients have everything in place to keep things running smoothly.

Equally, all employees in New Zealand, whether part-time, full-time, casual or fixed-term, have rights that must be up-held by their employers. Ensuring employees have received fair treatment from their employers is paramount to us. We can help employees in any industry determine if their employee rights have been meet by their employer.

Our experienced team are dedicated to settling our clients’ matters swiftly and with as little disruption to their day-to-day work as possible. We are determined to solve workplace conflicts, striving for early resolution and optimal outcomes for all our clients.

Rose Alchin

Barrister BSocSc and LLB


With over 28 years’ experience in the field, Rose has extensive knowledge in all areas of employment law. Based in Hamilton, Rose was a sitting...

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What our customers say about us

Rose Alchin and Associates have been engaged by our corporation over a number of
years. They have always worked efficiently and in a timely manner and reached exceptional outcomes in each instance. They are professional, prompt, knowledgeable and client focused and continue to be our trusted Employment advisor for our team.

First Credit Union
Hamilton

Rose helped my business navigate and negotiate employment matters with a decisive and assured professional manner. A governance colleague recommended her to me and I in turn am happy to recommend her services to others dealing with the unexpected and sometimes stressful world of employment disagreements

Alandale Lifecare Limited

Rose and her team were very helpful with the set up of our new company. They helped get our Employment Agreement’s up to scratch and made sure all our employees had the correct contracts in place. They were helpful, easy to deal with and had the job done quickly.

DFI Engineering Limited

I enlisted the help of Rose Alchin and Associates during the level 4 Covid -19 lockdown to navigate the difficult legal landscape with regards to my employee’s working hours. It was very uncertain times and they were supportive and clear in their communications around my obligations as an employer.

Higher Ground Landscaping Limited

Alchin and Associates have been Wade Group’s Legal adviser and Barrister for a number of years and we have always found them exceptional in their understanding of Employment Law. Their dedication and determination to succeed to reach an optimal outcome for us has been second to none.

We have gained outstanding support and sound advice through her committed representation through a number of matters. We always feel Rose has our companies best interests in mind and at heart. Rose
is professional in all her dealings, has never missed a scheduled meeting and has always taken our calls even for the most trivial of concerns.

Wade Group have every faith in entrusting our legal requirements with Rose and her team and we sincerely believe that we receive the very best legal advice available.

Wade Group Limited

I would like to thank Rose and her team for their professional guidance and support provided to me in a recent empoyment dispute that I was involved in. I would particularly like to acknowledge the time that Rose took to fully understand my position, the clarity of advice provided, and the high levels of communication throughout the process. I would fully recommend Rose and her team.

Phillip