Advicewise update May 2023

A quick review of some of the proposed law changes affecting employers turned up five bills now before Parliament:

Employment Relations (restraint of trade) amendment bill, Crimes (theft by employer) amendment bill), Parental lave and employment protection 9shared leave) amendment bill, Health and Safety at work (health & safetey representatives and committees) amendment bill.  Read more here

Advicewise – March update #2

In this update – 600 more workers to support recovery, and law changed to protect subcontractors.  Read more here

Advicewise – March update

In this months update:  Easter holidays, and immigration changes for partners of migrant workers.  More information here

Advicewise February update

This month – minimum wage increase, wage change and visas, working holiday scheme dates announced, availability provisions.  Read the detail here

Advicewise – January update

In the first update from Advicewise for 2023 find out more about Fair Pay Agreements, New upskilling options for migrant workers and Covic-19 research.  Read more here

Advicewise October update

This month, read about stronger measures to combat migrant worker exploitation, and ACC change to support 28,000 parents.  Read more here

Advicewise August update #2

Government steps up action to plug skills gap and burnout freshly reviewed.  Read more here

Advicewise – February update

This month – Income Insurance Scheme floated, new close contact exemption scheme for critical supply chains, Rapid Antigen Tests, minimum wage increases 1 April 2022. Read more here

Advicewise – August update

Independent contractor or employee? Interesting insights from recent court case. Read the details here

Advicewise – June update

Read about the proposed Fair Pay Agreement system here