Latest info re Financial support tool, short-term absence payments, resurgence support payments, and wage subsidy scheme can be found here
Government has announced another payment to ease the consequences of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Short-Term Absence Payment is available for businesses, including self-employed people, to help pay their employees who cannot work from home while they wait for a COVID-19 test result. Read more here
URGENT Government consulting while NZ is on the beach: Holidays (increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill open for submissions until 28 January 2021. Read more here
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COVID-19 travel restrictions, Government wage and sick leave subsidy and a basic policy from which to develop your own. Read the detail here
Topics this month: Minimum wage increase, Immigration changes, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more here
Employer banned, fined $450,000 and ordered to pay $230,350 compensation for immigrant exploitation. Read the detail here
A worker who dealt with the storage and distribution of hazardous substances was convicted at the Manukau District Court on 29 August 2019 on forgery charges and sentenced to 10 months home detention.
Read more about this, and an update re changes to work visas.
The Regulatory Systems (Workforce) Amendment Bill (No 2), which aims to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000, the Holidays Act 2003, and the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987, (PLEPA) has passed its second reading in Parliament. Read more here
A recent decision of the Privacy Commissioner deals with the use of cameras and voice recordings in work vehicles. It’s a timely reminder of employees’ rights to privacy while at work. It will also help employers review their use of surveillance equipment to ensure compliance with the Privacy Act. Read more