Advicewise – May update

Contractor or employee – recent court case outlines the relevant factors. Read more

Better Protections for Contractors

In our first update for the year read the latest update here from Advicewise with a summary of the main points being considered by the Government re the status of Contractors

ARE COMMISSIONS PART OF GROSS EARNINGS?

Holidays Act calculations remain the bane (it rhymes with pain) of employers’ lives. Ordinary weekly pay and gross earnings remain as predictable as Auckland weather.  In a test case The Employment Court recently (July 2019 – Tourism Holdings Limited v A Labour Inspector [2019] NZEmpC 87) considered whether commissions paid to bus drivers employed by Tourism Holdings Ltd (THL) were a regular part of an employee’s pay and should therefore be included in their holiday pay calculations. Read more here

90-day trials

Until now, it has been generally assumed that a 90-day trial clause must state a date when the trial starts.  A recent decision of the Employment Court gives more clarity.   Read more here

Rolling over fixed term agreements

How often can fixed term agreements be rolled over?  As long as there’s a genuine reason based on reasonable grounds, the Employment Court says. Read more here

Employment law update

Employment Court decision puts the cat among the pigeons on overtime.  Employees can refuse to work overtime if there’s no availability provision in their employment contracts. How will this affect productivity?

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Employment Relations Act changes effective 6 May

The latest update from AdviceWise explains Employment Relations Act changes, the ACC Compensation Amendment Bill, and Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Bill. Read the detail here

Employment Law update

Two important updates from AdviceWise:

• Easter weekend and ANZAC Day

• Employment Relations Act changes

Read the detail here

Employment Law update

Advicewise reports on a last chance to comment while Government consults on migrant workers, and how to prepare for law changes that take effect on 1 April 2019:

• IRD Payday Filing
• Kiwisaver changes
• a guide to the new domestic violence leave

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Employment Law update

Start 2019 by staying informed. The latest employment law update from Advicewise below talks about:
* Big ACC support for SMEs
* Minimum Wage for next three years
* Constructive dismissal blues