Ex-Kiwifruit contractor to pay $276,000 for exploiting migrant workers
Source: Employment New Zealand
A former Bay of Plenty kiwifruit labour contractor and its former owner have been ordered to pay more than $250,000 by...
Taumarunui bakery ordered to pay $90,000 for migrant exploitation
Source: Employment New Zealand
Husband and wife owners of The Bakehouse Café must pay $70,000 in penalties, plus $20,000 compensation to two employees, following a...
Planning the perfect Christmas party
Source: Employment New Zealand
We’re not party planners, but these tips can help you arrange a Christmas party that is safe and enjoyable for everyone.
Christmas...
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...
Top five employment tips for Christmas you need to know
Source: Employment New Zealand
These top five employment tips can help employers and employees prepare for the Christmas period.
1. A business may close down over...
The legality of no-pay or low-pay internship
Source: Employment New Zealand
If you are thinking about offering or doing an internship, here’s a few things to look out for.
For workers and students,...
19 new initiatives to help workers and workplaces through COVID-19 recovery
Source: Employment New Zealand
Employment New Zealand has allocated a total of $2.38 million to 19 new initiatives through the COVID-19 Workers and Workplaces Assistance...
Do you need talented workers for seasonal work this summer?
Source: Employment New Zealand
Tertiary students can be a great source of employees for your businesses
Employment New Zealand and Student Job Search are producing a...
The cost of bullying in your workplace
Source: Employment New Zealand
One in four employees in New Zealand say that they have been bullied at work.
Bullying has a negative effect in people’s...
Private workplace investigators may be required to have a licence
Source: Employment New Zealand
A recent case of the Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority has determined that workplace investigators fall within the definition of a...
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...
Employers warned against charging recruitment costs to their workers
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Labour Inspectorate reminds employers that charging workers for recruitment-related costs is illegal.
This follows a case brought to the Employment Relations...