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Important Information on Employment Law
Minimum Wage Increase
Minimum Wage – From 1st April 2022There are three groups to calculate minimum wages for. These are the 'Adult Minimum Wage', 'Starting-Out Wage' and 'Training Minimum Wage'. The Starting-Out and...
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Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS)
EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES Employers are responsible for Health & Safety within their workplace Employers must identify, assess and control hazards Employers are responsible for the design of the...
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Employment Relations Act 2000
The Employment Relations Act 2000 (as amended) requires that all employment agreements are in writing. Written employment agreements are essential in every business.The employee's rights are largely p...
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Overtime Pay & Overtime Pay Laws
There is no such thing in legislation as overtime rates in New Zealand. An overtime rate can be agreed on by an Employer and Employee, but there is nothing in law which stipulates this as a requiremen...
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Sick Leave
Sick leave becomes an entitlement after six months continuous service and the number of days can vary with the employment agreement, but the minimum statutory amount is 10 days per 12 months of contin...
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How to Employ Staff
The exposure today's Employers are facing in regard to unjustified dismissals and other grievances brought by employees is proving costly. Recent legislative changes make it important for employers to...
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Extended Leave
Extended Leave is available to employees who intend to assume care for a child under five years old that is born to the employee, the employee's spouse or a child (under five) the employee intends to ...
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Public Holidays in New Zealand
The Holidays Act 2003 ("the Act") prescribes certain rules to follow when calculating employee's entitlements to Public Holidays and alternative holidays' for those who work on a P...
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Bereavement Leave
Following six months' continuous service (or an average of at least 10 hours a week and at least one hour a week or 40 hours a month), all staff, regardless of status (Permanent, fixed term, casual) b...
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Paternity and Maternity Leave
Often referred to as Parental leave, Maternity and Paternity leave; there are extensive guidelines and rules.We have publications which cover this topic in-depth; "Annual Holidays and Leave...
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90 Day Trial Period Process
See our 90 Day Trial Period free toolsA 90 day trial period allows an Employer to employ a new staff member with a single trial period of 90 days or less. A trial period allows an Employer to assess a...
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