Everyone
Jury service leave
Employees, summoned for jury service, are entitled to leave from their workplace to fulfil their jury duty. The Ministry of Justice administers jury service.
How jury service works
If an Any person, whatever their age, who is employed by an employer to do any work for hire or reward under a ‘contract of service’ (commonly called an ‘employment agreement’). When someone is summoned to court to serve on a jury. Employees can take time off work to serve on a jury. Jury service is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
However, if the employee’s absence from work causes difficulty because of special commitments or responsibilities they may have, they can apply to be excused or to have their service deferred, for which their employer can provide them with a letter of support.
An employee cannot be When an employer removes an employee from their job, for example, as a result of misconduct or redundancy. An action that an employee can take against a current or former employer when they have an employment issue they cannot resolve.
It is illegal for an employer to require their employees to use their Paid time away from work for rest and recreation.
Getting paid during jury service
Those who attend jury service receive a small attendance fee from the Ministry of Justice.
Employers do not have to pay their employees while they are on jury service, but many choose to ‘top up’ the money they get from the Ministry of Justice so that their employees receive their normal pay.
Employees should check their A written document setting out the terms and conditions of employment agreed by the employer and employee (also known as a ‘contract of service’). It can include other contractual documents and agreements made by the employer and employee. Every employee must have a written employment agreement. Workplace policies and procedures explain the rules and expectations in the workplace.
Employers are encouraged to include a clause relating to jury service in A written document setting out the terms and conditions of employment agreed by the employer and employee (also known as a ‘contract of service’). It can include other contractual documents and agreements made by the employer and employee. Every employee must have a written employment agreement.
Employment Agreement Builder - Business.govt.nz(external link)