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Employment Law Update

The employment law landscape is changing, with amendments to the Employment Relations Act and the implementation of the Domestic Violence Victims’ Protection Act 2018, which comes into effect on 1 April 2019.  So what…

Minimum Wage Increases 1 April 2016

The minimum wage is set to increase on 1 April 2016.  The order increases the minimum rates of pay for adult workers, starting-out workers, and trainees. The new minimum hourly rates of pay are as follows: $15.25 per hour for adult workers (increased from $14.75 per hour); and $12.20 per hour for starting-out workers and…

Are You Ready For 4 April 2016?

On 4 April 2016 the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 comes into force.  This means that you only have two months to ensure that your business complies with the new legal requirements. We can help by: Reviewing your health and safety policy;  Reviewing how you engage with employees about health and safety;  Identifying…

New Employment Standards Bill Introduced

On 13 August the Government introduced the Employment Standards Legislation Bill. In summary it: provides for stronger and more effective enforcement of employment standards such as the minimum wage and holidays entitlements; and extends parental leave and payments to more workers and increases the flexibility of the parental leave scheme; prohibits certain practices in employment…

Do’s And Don’ts Of Dealing With Sickly Staff

A recent TVNZ story has highlighted the fact that some employers have begun encouraging staff not to take sick leave by giving them an end of year bonus. What it didn’t discuss is how to deal with employees who continue to come to work, despite being clearly unwell. Those employees often have genuine reasons for continuing to…

Five Key Changes To The Health And Safety Reform Bill

We now have some certainty about the future of health and safety law in New Zealand: on Friday the Transport and Industrial Select Committee finally reported back on the Bill. Five of the key changes to the Bill (some of which had been well-rehearsed in the media) include: Employers must still engage with employees and…

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