Opening for business or working this Easter? Know your rights and responsibilities
The Labour Inspectorate is reminding employers and employees of their rights and responsibilities leading up to the Easter period.
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Forced Labour Protocol
The Forced Labour Protocol 2014 is an international, legally-binding document that provides guidance on how to eliminate all forms of forced labour, punish offenders and protect victims, including ensuring they have access to remedies such as compensation.
Extending the availability of 90-day trial periods to all employers
The Government has announced its intention to progress legislation to extend the availability of 90-day trial periods to all employers.
Parental leave payments to increase from 1 July 2024
The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety announced today that from 1 July 2024, parental leave payments will increase.
Spring’s Junction Café fined a second time for employment breaches
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.
Minimum wage rising to $23.15 per hour from 1 April 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.
Changes to the process for setting pay for Members of Parliament
The Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament Remuneration) Amendment Act repealed the 2015 changes and restored the Remuneration Authority’s discretion to set MPs’ pay based on specified criteria.
Better protections for vulnerable contractors
Feedback was received from a public consultation on better protections for vulnerable contractors in 2020.
Contractor work in Aotearoa New Zealand
Contracting arrangements, or contracts for services, are a fundamental part of our labour market, and are used across nearly all sectors of the economy.