Everyone is entitled to a safe place of work. What do you do to ensure your workplace is safe?
Seasonal Employment
Many industries rely heavily on seasonal workers over the busy summer months. Employers hiring seasonal workers need to take care that their contractual arrangements with those employees are consistent with fixed term, rather than permanent employment to avoid employees challenging their dismissal at the end of the season. Challenging dismissal A recent Employment Court case,Turner…
Changes To Tax Treatment Of Employee And Accommodation Allowances
The Government is to include changes to the tax treatment of employee allowances, reimbursements and employer-provided accommodation in a bill to be introduced to Parliament later this month. The intention is to provide clarity to employers and to minimise compliance and administration costs. Revenue Minister Todd McClay stated that currently, when an employer meets an…
Company Directors And Governance Of Health And Safety In The Workplace
A Royal Commission of Inquiry established in relation to the Pike River Coal Mine tragedy found that there were significant shortcomings in the company’s corporate governance and management. The failure of the company’s board of directors to provide effective health and safety leadership contributed to the operational causes of the explosions that killed twenty-nine men….
Wages Records
Do you know what records you must keep to comply with the Employment Relations Act and Holidays Act? We can advise on best practice in relation to: Employment agreements. Wages records. IRD records, including Kiwisaver, student loan, child support deductions. Health and Safety records. Record of employee participation in management of workplace health…
Employment Agreements
Do you have written agreements for every employee? The law changes constantly; when were yours last updated?
Relationship Property And Contracting Out Agreements And Pre-nuptial Agreements
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (“the Act”) sets out the rules as to what is relationship property, what is separate property and how property is to be divided in the event of separation or death. The equal sharing regime is the underlying fundamental principle of the Act and it applies to married, de facto and…
Immigration Law Change To Protect Migrant Workers
Stories about employers exploiting migrant workers by removing their passports, making them live in substandard housing and work for much less than the minimum wage have appeared with disheartening frequency in the media lately. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has issued warnings to a number of employers for exploitation and employment of…