noun
at the very beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
Often used when something happens right after New Year's Day, sometimes with a nuance of 'already' or 'so soon'.
新年早々、仕事が忙しくなった。
Right at the start of the New Year, work got busy.
新年早々申し訳ありませんが、至急ご連絡ください。
I'm sorry to bother you so early in the New Year, but please contact me as soon as possible.
年初 is a more formal term for the beginning of the year, used in business or statistical contexts, without the 'already' nuance of 新年早々.
Compound of 新年 (new year) and 早々 (early, promptly). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally expresses 'at the very beginning of the new year'.