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This Friday 28 June 2024 celebrates the rising of Matariki and MBIE’s Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities during this public holiday.
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New Zealand Air Traffic Controller trainees who previously spent up to 18 months training without being treated or paid as employees will now be considered employees for part of their training stint.
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Parental leave payments will increase by 6% from Monday 1 July 2024 to reflect the rise in average weekly earnings.
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With the ski season officially starting next month, MBIE has advised that it is important that both employers and employees in that sector are aware of their rights and responsibilities under the law.
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A business’s lengthy legal battle over their refusal to provide the Labour Inspectorate with employment records has ended after a bid to appeal an Employment Relations Authority determination failed.
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The former owner of an Auckland restaurant business has been sanctioned by the Employment Relations Authority for breaching minimum employment standards even though the business is no longer trading.
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A Southland dairy and its owner have been ordered to pay $215,000 in penalties by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) after having been found to have exploited 3 Indonesian migrant workers.
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Any business opening over Easter or Anzac Day should be aware of their obligations as an employer. If their business is a 'shop', they should check the trading restrictions that may apply.
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As a business owner or manager, you need to be ready for the minimum wage rates increase from 1 April 2024.
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A young migrant worker says she felt like a "prisoner" and regretted coming to New Zealand after being seriously exploited by her Central Otago employer for almost a year.