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An Auckland restaurant owner has to pay $5,000 for breaching the Holidays Act.
From 6 May 2019, the majority of the changes under the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 become effective.
Employment agreements have the terms and conditions of employment. Every employee must have a written employment agreement.
It’s the employer’s responsibility to give employees the correct pay and entitlements for leave and holidays. Our guidance document may be helpful.
Employees may be able to take leave from work to care for their new child. To take parental leave they must meet either the six or twelve month criteria.
Employers and employees (including 'casuals') have important rights and responsibilities towards to each other, including young employees, and where employees work alone or work more than one job.
Minimum wage rates apply to all employees aged 16 and over, who are full-time, part-time, fixed-term, casual, working from home, and paid by wages, salary, commission or piece rates (some exceptions).
Submit a Record of Settlement onlineIf you have resolved an employment relationship problem and the two parties involved have reached a settlement, you can formalise the agreement by submitting a Record of Settlement online to Employment Mediation Services for a Mediator to check and sign.
A quick guide to mediation.
Draft an employment agreement.
Use our tool to determine if you or your partner are entitled to parental leave.
Overview of the minimum rights and responsibilities for employees and employers.
A guide to employees’ minimum leave and holiday entitlements.
Use this template to draw up a Record of Settlement that you can submit to Employment Mediation Services.
Please note that this content will change over time and may be out of date.
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