Monday February 6th 2017 is the Public Holiday Waitangi Day.
If the Employee works on a
public holiday and that day would be the Employee's normal day of work,
then in addition to payment for
the above at 'time and a half', the Employee is entitled to an
alternative holiday (which will be paid, when taken, at the Employee's
relevant daily pay for the day off).
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In April 2016 the Government passed the Employment Relations
Amendment Act 2016 which saw a number of changes in employment law,
including legislating against the use of “Zero-hour” contracts in
employment agreements. ...full story |
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| The Employment Court has recently reviewed the level of deduction that
can be made to an award of penalties because of the contributory fault
of the dismissed employee. Previously if an Employee’s behaviour was considered causative and blameworthy 100% reduction in award could occur....full story |
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| The Government has accepted recommendations of a Joint Working
Group to legislate how pay equity claims can be raised and resolved. This means that the Equal Pay Act and Employment Relations Act
will be updated to make it easier for employees to file pay equity
claims with their employers, rather than having to go through the
courts....full story |
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