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As part of it’s workplace relations package, the Labour Party has promised a living wage of $16.50 an hour for the public service, with the minimum wage rising to two-thirds of the average wage over time. They also want to introduce trial periods that include better options for employees to
A historic pay deal for thousands of low-income workers has been signed after a landmark ruling on equal pay earlier this year. The deal will affect about 55,000 mainly women staff in government-funded sectors involving aged care, home support and disability services with some people seeing a pay rise from
The non-compliance with this Act has become a significant employment issue, with non compliant companies featuring in the news regularly. Employment Law is dynamic and many companies are not fully aware of their obligations under the current law. MBIE had produced this guide to assist employers and employees to clearly
It seems like not a week goes by without seeing yet another business being called out for their sub-par labour practices. The Labour Inspectorate has issued a stern warning to businesses which aren’t properly paying staff or abiding by the minimum requirements for employees: Fix it, because “we will be
The Employment Relations Authority ruled that Food City Limited must comply with the minimum employment standards and pay their employees their full wages including sick leave and annual leave entitlements. Food City also failed to provide employment agreements. The Labour Inspectorate was called to investigate Food City over concerns about
With 8 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 (coronavirus), many New Zealand businesses are currently reviewing or preparing their infectious disease outbreak response plans, as part of their health and safety. Key objectives businesses should cover include: Reducing potential transmission among your employees Identifying people who are at higher risk due
As businesses start to feel the pinch of COVID-19, here are some measures to assist you to adapt your current business practices, take advantage of the Government assistance, and how to consult with your employees if more serious measures are required. As strict self-isolation measures have been instituted, we have
Working from home now? Tips for success HRtoolkit Tips to Support your workers to ‘get into the groove’ of working from home. Many workplaces are trialling and preparing work from home arrangements as part of their business continuity planning. However, this move to remote working is happening very quickly, sometimes
Focus on outputs rather than hours For most people setting up a temporary home office arrangement will be, by definition, temporary i.e. working on the kitchen table, in the corner of the lounge etc. They are also likely to have interruptions such as children, students and others who may
With isolation protocols now in place many companies will have had to adjust peoples pay. However, you need to get their written permission to do this. The following template will help you achieve that. We recommend you define what you are basing any 80% assessment on, and recheck if you
