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Opening for business or working this Easter? Know your rights and responsibilities

27 March 2024

The Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities leading up to the Easter period.

Employment regulation

Putting the freeze on unsafe bathroom heaters – Voluntary recalls on Serene S2068 heaters

26 March 2024

Retailers are voluntarily recalling unsafe wall-mounted bathroom heaters.

Health and safety

Minimum wage rising to $23.15 per hour from 1 April 2024

01 February 2024

The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister has announced that the adult minimum wage will be rising to $23.15 per hour from 1 April 2024. This is an increase of 45 cents per hour from the current hourly rate of $22.70.

Employment regulation Workplace relations

Extending the availability of 90-day trial periods to all employers

12 December 2023

The Government has announced its intention to progress legislation to extend the availability of 90-day trial periods to all employers.

Employment regulation

Repeal of Fair Pay Agreements legislation

11 December 2023

The Government is in the process of repealing the Fair Pay Agreements legislation.

Employment and skills

Spring’s Junction Café fined a second time for employment breaches

05 September 2023

Spring’s Junction Café and Motor Inn based in South Island, and its director, must pay $36,000 in penalties after breaching multiple minimum employment standards during the pandemic in 2020. The firm was penalised for similar offences in 2016.

Employment regulation

Parental leave payments to increase from 1 July 2023

19 June 2023

The Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety announced today that parental leave payments will increase by 7.7 percent from 1 July 2023, to reflect the 7.7 percent rise in the average weekly earnings.

Workplace relations

Health and Safety law change to help keep workers safer

14 June 2023

The Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Act has now passed into law.

Health and safety

Government releases the Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan

15 May 2023

The Government has today released the Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP), to transform and grow Aotearoa New Zealand’s digital technologies sector.

Digital economy Employment and skills

Have your say on ACC occupational diseases list

05 April 2023

MBIE is seeking suggestions for additions to ACC’s list of occupational diseases – work-related injuries caused by a gradual process, disease or infection.

Employment and skills

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