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...
Restaurant Brands Ltd fined $18,000 for unlawfully dismissing migrant worker
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Employment Relations Authority has ordered Restaurant Brands Ltd to pay a migrant employee $18,000 in compensation.
A migrant employee was employed...
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...
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...
Opening your business over the Easter or ANZAC holidays
Source: Employment New Zealand
If your business is opening over the Easter and ANZAC holidays, you should be aware of the rules around employer obligations...
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,...
Canterbury liquor retailer and director to pay $125,000 for worker exploitation
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Employment Relations Authority ordered Nekita Enterprises Limited, a business that operated a number of bottle stores across Canterbury, to pay...
Ten important facts every business and their employees should know about the COVID-19 Delta...
Source: Employment New Zealand
Here are 10 essential facts that employers and employees should know about their employment rights and responsibilities in the current COVID-19...
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...
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...
Bereavement leave to cover miscarriage, stillbirth
Source: Employment New Zealand
Employees will soon have the right to take paid time off work in the unfortunate event of a miscarriage or stillbirth,...
COVID-19 vaccination and employment implications
Source: Employment New Zealand
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) will soon be updating businesses and workers with guidance about the upcoming COVID-19...
