The Government’s proposed New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme (IIS) has been thrust into the media spotlight, and if the scheme proceeds in its current form there will be significant impacts on the employment law landscape. The idea: Ministers say the proposed IIS fills a gaping hole in New Zealand’s social insurance space, contrasted with the Opposition’s […]
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Fair Pay Agreements Bill passes into Law
Fair Pay Agreements Bill passes into law The Fair Pay Agreements (FPA) Bill has been passed into law, with the new bargaining system to take effect on 1 December 2022. The Fair Pay Agreement system brings together unions and employer associations within a sector to bargain for minimum employment terms for all covered employees in an industry or occupation. […]
Tax Changes to take effect from April 1st, 2022
The following are the changes taking place from April 1st, 2022. These will kick in on the first pay ‘paid’ in April. ACC EARNER LEVY – The ACC Earner (employee) Levy Rate increases from $1.39 to $1.46 per $100 of earnings. Employees will see a small increase in their taxes and a small decrease in […]
Employment New Zealand Newsletter
Welcome to the Employment New Zealand newsletter. Here you will find the latest news and information about employment rights and responsibilities. Some workers need to have their first vaccine by Friday 3 December Workers covered by the My Vaccine Pass mandate need to have their first dose by 3 December and be fully vaccinated […]
Everyday payroll questions, how many can you answer?
Can an employer decide not to provide the opportunity to cash up Annual Leave to employees? If an employee has annual, sick and alternative leave on Termination, which one(s) must be paid out? Do you have to pay an employee if they are on Jury Service? What period of gross earnings is the ‘extra pay’ […]
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little..
“It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that’s all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of […]
When to reach out to HR..
If you’ve ever had an issue at work (lol, so all of us), reaching out to human resources was likely not on your list of next steps. We’re all too familiar with the narrative that HR is not to be trusted and is there to protect the company… …or so we thought. In a recent […]
The Tribal Wisdom of the Dakota Indians
The last point does seem to be true of Local and Central Government appointments. A great book to read about this is called Parkinson’s Law.
Answers for bosses around uneasy vaccination questions
Employer attention is increasingly focused on how to deal with the jab-reluctant in the workplace. Here are comprehensive answers to common questions… By Marie Wisker, Geoff Carter & Vonda Engels* As Covid-19 vaccination roll-out moves up a gear, employers are grappling with ways of dealing with the jab-reluctant in the workplace. The Government, through the […]
Daylight Saving – what happens if you are working during the change over?
Daylight Saving will take place this Sunday when the clocks move forward one hour – (springforward, or fallback in Autumn). Our timezone, the daylight saving dates and the rules around what happens if you are working when the clocks change are governed by 2 pieces of legislation. Time Act The Time Act 1974 defines New […]