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
Independent contractor or employee? Interesting insights from recent court case. Read the details here
Read about the proposed Fair Pay Agreement system here
MBIE are proposing amendments to the Building Code aim to make homes and buildings warmer, drier and healthier, with less impact on our environment. Submissions closed 28th May. Here is a copy of the Association submission.
Two updates from Advicewise – vaccinations revisited, plus details about a recent complaint to the Privacy Commissioner about the timing of a Police check. Details here
May’s update provides more information about vulnerable workers (cleaning contracts and security workers), and MBIE’s early resolution service. Read more here
Improvements to the Holiday Act are coming. Read more here
Read about the wage subsidy and other covid-19 support. More info here
Auckland remains at Alert Level 3 and information re resurgence wage subsidy. Read more