Shima Grice, Author at Sharp Tudhope

Failing to comply with minimum employment standards costly for employer

A recent Employment Relations Authority (ERA) hearing has found that a Dunedin bakery owner failed to pay its three employees correct wages, sick leave and holiday pay. The workers employed…

Parental leave payments to increase from 1 July

From today, eligible employees will receive an increase in the maximum weekly payment from $621.76 to $661.12 per week gross. The 6.33% increase is in line with the rise in…

New rules for whistleblowers from 1 July

Significant changes are being made in New Zealand workplaces to better protect whistleblowers. The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 is set to replace the Protected Disclosures Act 2000…

Gloriavale employment court decision raises the question, who is an employee?

This week the Employment Court handed down a landmark decision relating to three former members of the Gloriavale Christian community. While this case might seem extreme or unusual it is…

Income insurance scheme proposed to protect workers and benefit business

The government is consulting on the proposed New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme. The scheme would see workers who are made redundant or who have to stop working because of a…

Employee isolation – Employer obligations updated

With New Zealand now in the Covid-19 traffic light system, employers want certainty in relation to leave entitlements and payments for employees that must isolate. To understand what entitlements employees…

Employee isolation – Employer obligations explained

With New Zealand now in the Covid-19 traffic light system, employers want certainty in relation to leave entitlements and payments for employees that must isolate. To understand what entitlements employees…

Fair Pay Agreements and the potential impact on business

One of the employment law reforms proposed by the Government was the introduction of “Fair Pay Agreements” (FPAs). An FPA would set minimum employment terms and conditions for all workers…

Changes To Employment Law Are Here – With More To Come

Employers need to be aware of what changes are here and what lies ahead, particularly in relation to employees’ leave and the report of the Holidays Act Working Group. Holidays…

Employment Mediation Service “Virtual Mediations”

Employment mediations that had been scheduled to take place in March, April and May of this year, during Alert levels 4 and 3 were conducted by phone, rather than in…

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