Employees
Minimum rights of employees - language translations
Information on your employment rights and responsibilities is available in a range of languages.
Employment learning modules
Learn about your rights and responsibilities as employees and employers through Employment Learning Modules. It’s free to access the modules.
The 'An Introduction to Your Employment Rights' module – a quick summary of employment rights – is available in 7 other languages:
- Māori - Me mōhio ki ō motika whiwhinga mahi
- Simplified Chinese (您的就业权利简介)
- Hindi (रोज़गार के अधिकारों का परिचय)
- Korean (피고용인의 권리 안내)
- Samoan (Se faatomuaga i aiātatau faalegaluega)
- Tagalog (Panimula sa Iyong mga Karapatan sa Trabaho)
- Tongan - 'Ilo'i 'a ho'o ngaahi totonu 'i he ngāue'anga
Quick guide: Know your employment rights
An overview of your key minimum employee rights.
Note: Translated guides are being updated.
- English - Know your employment rights [PDF, 305 KB]
- Māori - Me mōhio ki ō motika whiwhinga mahi [PDF, 355 KB]
- Arabic - اعرف حقوقك للتوظيف [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Chinese Simplified -了解您的就业权利 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Chinese Traditional - 了解您的就業權利 [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Cook Islands Maori - Kia kite koe i to‘ou au turanga tika‘anga no te anga‘anga tutaki [PDF, 306 KB]
- Fijian - Mo kila na nomu dodonu ena nomu vanua ni cakacaka [PDF, 491 KB]
- French - Connaissez vos droits du travail [PDF, 1010 KB]
- German - Ihre Rechte als Arbeitnehmer/in [PDF, 1012 KB]
- Gujarati - તમારા રોજગાર અધિકારો જાણો [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Hindi - रोजगार से जुड़े अपने अधिकारों को जान [PDF, 2.9 MB]
- Japanese - 被雇用者の権利について 知っていますか [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Korean -알아두어야 할 피고용인의 권리 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Niuean - Iloa haau a tonuhia ko e tagata gahua [PDF, 328 KB]
- Punjabi - ਆਪਣੇ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੋ [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Samoan - Iloa au aiātatau faalegaluega [PDF, 851 KB]
- Spanish - Conozca sus derechos laborales [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Tagalog - Alamin ang iyong mga karapatan sa trabaho [PDF, 852 KB]
- Thai - ทำความรู้จักกับสิทธิการ จ้างแรงงานของท่าน [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Tongan - ‘Ilo‘i ‘a ho‘o ngaahi totonu ‘i he ngāue‘anga [PDF, 858 KB]
- Vietnamese - Hiểu rõ các quyền về việc làm [PDF, 1.1 MB]
More detailed information about your minimum employment rights and responsibilities.
Note: Translated guides are being updated.
- English - Minimum employment rights and responsibilities [PDF, 670 KB]
- Māori - Ngā tika me ngā here iti rawa [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Arabic - الحد الأدنى من حقوق والتزامات العمل [PDF, 900 KB]
- Burmese translation [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- Chinese Simplified - 基本就业权利和义务 [PDF, 481 KB]
- Chinese Traditional - 基本就業權利和義務 [PDF, 2.2 MB]
- Cook Islands Māori - Te au tikaʻanga anoanoʻia no runga i te ʻangaʻanga, e te au ʻirinakiʻanga [PDF, 331 KB]
- Fijian - Na yavu ni dodonu ni veivakacakacakataki kei na kena itavi [PDF, 250 KB]
- Hindi translation [PDF, 444 KB]
- Japanese - 最低雇用権と雇用に関する義務 [PDF, 497 KB]
- Korean - 근로자의 최소 권리와 의무 [PDF, 448 KB]
- Niuean - Ko e vevehega puipui gahua tokolalo kua tonuhia e tau tagata gahua ki ai mo e tau [PDF, 280 KB]
- Punjabi - ਨਿਊਿਤਮ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਹੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੁ਼ੁੰਮੇਵਾਰੀਆਂ [PDF, 443 KB]
- Samoan - Aiā tatau ma matafaioi aupito maualalalo faalegaluega [PDF, 379 KB]
- Spanish - Obligaciones y derechos laborales mínimos [PDF, 2.4 MB]
- Tagalog - Mga pinakamababang karapatan at obligasyon sa trabaho [PDF, 3.2 MB]
- Thai - สิทธิและความรับผิดชอบการจ้างงานข้ันต่ า [PDF, 275 KB]
- Tongan - Ko e ni’ihi eni ‘o e ngaahi totonu pea mo e fatongia iiki ke fakahoko ‘i he ngāue’anga [PDF, 2 MB]
Migrant exploitation
Migrant workers have the same minimum employment rights as New Zealand workers:
Mediation quick guide
An overview of the employment mediation process and what to expect.
- English - Quick guide to employment mediation [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Māori - He aratohu poto ki te takawaenga raruraru mahi [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Chinese Simplified - 就业调解快速指南 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Hindi - रोज़गार मध्यस्थता के लिए त्वरित मार्गदर्शिका [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Samoan - Alafua mo faatofāla'iga i galuega [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Tagalog - Mabilis na gabay sa pagpamagitan sa trabaho [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Tongan - Fakahinohino ki hono fai 'o ha Feinga Fakalelei (mediation) 'i he ngaahi ngāue'angá [PDF, 1 MB]
Family violence leave guide
Note: Translated guides are being updated.
People affected by family violence have legal protections at work.
- English - Rights for employees affected by family violence [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Maori - Ngā motika mō ngā kaimahi i pākia e te whakarekereke ā-whare [PDF, 906 KB]
- Arabic - حقوق الموظفي ن المتأثرين بالعنف الم ن ز ي ل [PDF, 950 KB]
- Chinese - 受家庭暴力影响的雇员的权利 [PDF, 1021 KB]
- Farsi - حقوق برای کارمندا ن کە تحت تاث ی خشونت خان گ قرار گرفتند [PDF, 944 KB]
- Hindi - घरेल ू हिसं ा स े प्रभावित करच्म ारियों के अधिकार [PDF, 998 KB]
- Korean - 가정폭력으로 피해를 입은 근로자의 권리 [PDF, 957 KB]
- Punjabi - ਘਰੇਲੂ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ [PDF, 933 KB]
- Tongan - Ko e ngaahi totonu ‘a e kakai ngāue ‘oku uesia kinautolu ‘i ha fevākovi‘aki ‘i ho nau ‘api nofo‘anga pe nofo ‘a kāinga [PDF, 906 KB]
- Samoan - Āiā tatau mo tagata faigaluega e a‘afia i sauaga fa‘ale‘āiga [PDF, 903 KB]