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International recruitment website Glassdoor has put together the 20 toughest interview questions candidates faced last year. The sweat-inducing questions ranged from “What on your CV is closest to a lie?” to “How would your enemy describe you?” But as David Whitby of Glassdoor explains, it’s not necessarily about getting the
This year, Worksafe has taken a number of businesses to account for disregarding the health and safety of workers and customers. In February, Kiwi Nails and Spa limited appeared for sentencing in the Auckland District Court for using a banned substance (methyl methacrylate) to glue artificial nails and were fined
The Restricted Shop Trading Tool has been launched to help retailers determine whether or not they are allowed to trade on restricted shop trading days. There are three and a half days when almost all shops must be closed and this new online tool helps users work out if they
The new Parental Leave and Payment Eligibility Tool has been designed to help employers and expectant parents to navigate their way through the eligibility criteria for parental leave and work out their entitlements. Check out the Parental Leave and Payment Eligibility Tool here.
A Kumeu strawberry grower has been penalised $6,000 after being caught a second time by a Labour Inspector for failing to provide written employment agreements, or keep accurate holiday and leave records. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found that strawberry grower, A and J Zaknic & Sons Limited, had a
In March the Ministry of Social Development launched a new advice line for employers. This free service helps employers manage and support staff with disabilities or health conditions. The line is open at 0800 805 405, from Monday to Friday, business hours. This advice line is not designed to provide
In February both the National Party and New Zealand First announced that they would support a Green Party bill to give the victims of domestic violence 10 days paid leave from work. Green MP Jan Logie commented “It was great when Business New Zealand came out and said they wanted
New research shows that a gender pay gap exists in New Zealand and it’s cause is mostly because of bias, perception and attitude towards women. This is the first empirical evidence that inequity in pay cannot be explained by differences in education, occupation and industry or part-time work. Researchers found
This year the National Party announced their intention to increase the retirement age from 65 to 67. Recent research from Statistics New Zealand shows that workers in this age group are an important part of the workforce. Older workers experience less discrimination (fewer than 1 in 10 workers), feel positive
An Auckland grocer has been penalised $12,000 by the Employment Relations Authority after an investigation uncovered attempts to charge a migrant worker a premium. Loua Ward from the Labour Inspectorate commented “Employers who exploit vulnerable workers by making them pay premiums in exchange for a job breach New Zealand law,
