Papatoetoe bottle store to pay $46,000 for exploiting worker
Source: Employment New Zealand
A bottle store in Papatoetoe is the latest bottle store to be penalised and ordered to pay arrears for exploiting a...
Are your employment agreements up to date?
Source: Employment New Zealand
Following the recent minimum wage increase, now is the ideal time for you as an employer to ensure your business’s employment...
Sick leave increasing to 10 days – are you ready for the change?
Source: Employment New Zealand
The minimum sick leave entitlement is increasing from 5 to 10 days per year from 24 July 2021. Employees will get...
Minimum wage is increasing on 1 April. Are you ready?
Source: Employment New Zealand
As a business owner or manager, you need to be ready for the increase in minimum wage rates from Thursday, 1...
Courier drivers who think they may be misclassified as contractors encouraged to come forward
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Labour Inspectorate is running a national campaign focusing on the employment status of courier drivers who may be missing out...
Labour Inspectorate concludes inquiry into Gloriavale
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Labour Inspectorate has found that the members of the Gloriavale Christian community cannot currently be considered employees under New Zealand...
Matariki public holiday
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Matariki Public Holiday Bill has been passed.
The Government has created a new public holiday for Aotearoa by passing the Te...
Government announces support to better protect migrants from exploitation
Source: Employment New Zealand
New measures have come into force on 1 July 2021. The changes are part of a wider Government initiative to combat...
How to enforce a payment from an employment dispute
Source: Employment New Zealand
You have been through a dispute resolution process with your employer; they have agreed to compensate you, but you haven’t received...
Five employment tips for public holidays over Christmas and New Year
Source: Employment New Zealand
These are five things to note for employers and employees to prepare for the upcoming holiday season.
1. A business may close...
Restaurant director liable for penalties after exploiting worker
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered Madhan Singh Bisht, director of Kiran Cuisine Limited, operating a restaurant in Auckland to...
Grower to pay $50,000 in owed pay to workers
Source: Employment New Zealand
Canterbury horticulture employer Christopher Gray, trading as Motukarara Asparagus, has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to repay nearly...
